Difference Between Animal and Plant Cells

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What is a distinguishing feature of plant cells that is absent in animal cells?

Plant cells have a cell wall, while animal cells do not.

Which type of cell contains chloroplasts?

Plant cells contain chloroplasts for photosynthesis.

Do animal cells contain a large central vacuole?

No, large central vacuoles are characteristic of plant cells.

What structure is present in animal cells but not in plant cells?

Centrioles, which are involved in cell division, are present in animal cells but not in plant cells.

What is the function of chloroplasts found in plant cells?

Chloroplasts capture light energy to perform photosynthesis and produce glucose.

Do both plant and animal cells have mitochondria?

Yes, both plant and animal cells contain mitochondria for energy production.

Which type of cell is more likely to have a rectangular shape, plant or animal cells?

Plant cells typically have a more rigid, rectangular shape due to their cell wall.

What is the purpose of a cell wall in plant cells?

The cell wall provides structural support and protection.

How do animal cells store their genetic material?

Animal cells store their genetic material in a nucleus, similar to plant cells.

Do plant cells have lysosomes?

Yes, though less common compared to animal cells, plant cells can have lysosomes.

What is a common feature of both plant and animal cells?

Both plant and animal cells have a cell membrane that regulates the entry and exit of substances.

Do animal cells have a plasma membrane?

Yes, both animal and plant cells have a plasma membrane that surrounds the cell.

What is the role of vacuoles in plant cells?

In plant cells, vacuoles store nutrients, waste products, and provide structural support through turgor pressure.

Which type of cell generally has a larger number of small vesicles, plant or animal cells?

Animal cells usually have many smaller vesicles compared to plant cells.

How do plant and animal cells differ in their size and number of vacuoles?

Plant cells typically have one large central vacuole, while animal cells can have multiple smaller vacuoles.





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1. What is a distinguishing feature of plant cells that is absent in animal cells?

Plant cells have a cell wall, while animal cells do not.

Plant cells contain centrioles.

Animal cells have chloroplasts.

Animal cells have a large central vacuole.

2. Which type of cell contains chloroplasts?

Animal cells contain chloroplasts for energy production.

Neither type of cell contains chloroplasts.

Plant cells contain chloroplasts for photosynthesis.

Both plant and animal cells contain chloroplasts.

3. Do animal cells contain a large central vacuole?

Sometimes, depending on the animal cell type.

Always, similar to plant cells.

It is characteristic of animal cells to have a large central vacuole.

No, large central vacuoles are characteristic of plant cells.

4. What structure is present in animal cells but not in plant cells?

Chloroplasts.

Centrioles, which are involved in cell division, are present in animal cells but not in plant cells.

Cell walls.

Large central vacuoles.

5. What is the function of chloroplasts found in plant cells?

They assist in cell division.

They transport water and nutrients.

Chloroplasts capture light energy to perform photosynthesis and produce glucose.

They protect the cell nucleus.

6. Do both plant and animal cells have mitochondria?

Yes, both plant and animal cells contain mitochondria for energy production.

No, only plant cells contain mitochondria.

No, only animal cells contain mitochondria.

They don't, mitochondria are only found in bacteria.

7. Which type of cell is more likely to have a rectangular shape, plant or animal cells?

Animal cells are typically rectangular.

Plant cells typically have a more rigid, rectangular shape due to their cell wall.

Both types of cells are usually spherical.

Neither, plant cells are circular.

8. What is the purpose of a cell wall in plant cells?

It aids in DNA replication.

It stores energy in the form of starch.

Regulates temperature within the cell.

The cell wall provides structural support and protection.

9. How do animal cells store their genetic material?

Animal cells store their genetic material in a nucleus, similar to plant cells.

In a chloroplast.

In the cell membrane.

Animal cells don't have a specific storage for genetic material.

10. Do plant cells have lysosomes?

Yes, though less common compared to animal cells, plant cells can have lysosomes.

No, lysosomes are unique to animal cells.

Only during cell division.

Yes, and they are more common in plant cells than animal cells.

11. What is a common feature of both plant and animal cells?

Both plant and animal cells have a cell membrane that regulates the entry and exit of substances.

They both have a large central vacuole.

Animal cells have a chloroplast.

Neither have mitochondria.

12. Do animal cells have a plasma membrane?

Yes, both animal and plant cells have a plasma membrane that surrounds the cell.

Animal cells do not have a plasma membrane.

Only during cell division processes.

Only plant cells have a plasma membrane.

13. What is the role of vacuoles in plant cells?

They assist in protein synthesis.

In plant cells, vacuoles store nutrients, waste products, and provide structural support through turgor pressure.

They produce glucose from sunlight.

They convert light energy into chemical energy.

14. Which type of cell generally has a larger number of small vesicles, plant or animal cells?

Plant cells usually have more small vesicles.

Animal cells usually have many smaller vesicles compared to plant cells.

Both have the same number of vesicles.

Animal cells have only one vesicle.

15. How do plant and animal cells differ in their size and number of vacuoles?

Plant cells typically have one large central vacuole, while animal cells can have multiple smaller vacuoles.

Animal cells only have a large central vacuole.

They both have multiple large vacuoles.

Both have a similar vacuole structure and size.