CELLS: PLANTS and

ANIMALS
COMPARING PLANT AND
ANIMAL CELL
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PLANT
AND ANIMAL CELLS:
Plant and animal cells differ
in shape and in some parts.
Plant cells are rectangular or
angular or rigid in shape,
while animal cells are
rounded and somewhat
irregular.
Plant cells have cell
walls and chloroplasts
which animal cells do not
have.
Animal cells have
centrioles which plant
cells do not have.
SIMILARITY BETWEEN PLANT AND
ANIMAL CELLS:

Both plant and have animal cells

have common parts namely: the
nucleus, plasma membrane,
cytoplasm, the mitochondrion,
rough and smooth endoplasmic
reticulum, Golgi body,
vacuole/vesicle and lysosome.
PARTS OF CELLS:

Cells can be of different kinds,

plant or animal cells, bacteria,
amoeba cells, etc.
The nucleus, plasma
membrane and cytoplasm,
the basic parts of the cell.
The nucleus serves as the
control center of the cell. The
plasma membrane is also
called the cell membrane. It is
semipermeable because it
permits some substances but
prevents others to pass
through it.
Cytoplasm- cell
material excluding
nucleus: Cytoplasm
contains the cytosol,
organelles, vesicles,
and cytoskeleton.
The cell wall and the
chloroplasts, are the plant cell
parts which distinguishes from the
animal cell. Cell walls form the
outer boundary of plant cells and
are made of cellulose a tough
material. Thus, cell walls serve as
protective barrier. Fungi, algae,
and bacteria also have cell walls.
Vacuoles are easily seen in plant
cells because of their size. Since
water also collects in the vacuoles,
it pushes out into the cell wall
producing turgor pressure. This
turgor pressure maintains
crispness of fresh vegetables.
In animals vacuoles are smaller
and are called by biologists as
vesicles.
Lysosomes although rare are
also found in plant cells. If animal
cells have these parts to digest
or breakdown unneeded or
trash materials, then plant cells
must have a part that can do this
for them. Some biologists refer to
them as plant lysosomes or the
small vacuoles in plant cells.
The centrioles which
can be found in animal
cells only, are located
near the nucleus. They
help organize
structures during cell
division.
OTHER PARTS OF THE CELLS:
Mitochondrion-
converts energy in food to
a form usable to the cell;
Golgi body – sort, modify,
package and distribute cell
products to where they are
needed;
Endoplasmic reticulum(ER)
– carry proteins to different
parts of the cell;
Rough ER – with attached
ribosomes that manufacture
proteins
Smooth ER – contains no
ribosomes; makes lipids(fats)
 Directions: Complete the table by means of writing the correct
answer to the space provided.

Plant cell Animal cell Both Plant and Animal Cell

1. Cell wall 1. Centrioles 1. Plasma membrane

2. Chloroplast 2. Mitochondrion
3. Nucleus
4. Vacuole
5. Endoplasmic reticulum
6. Cytoplasm
7. Golgi complex
8. Lysosomes

Plasma membrane Endoplasmic reticulum

Cell wall Cytoplasm
Mitochondrion Chloroplast
Nucleus Golgi complex
Vacuole Lysosomes
Centrioles