What is the difference between a plant cell and an animal cell?

[jainnorton]

Can someone explain the main differences between plant cells and animal cells? A simple comparison or table would be really helpful for my studies.

 

[Jone]

The plant cells have cell wall, photosynthetic structure with chloroplasts and large central vacuole. These are absent in animal cells but they do contain centrioles and lysosomes. They both have a nucleus, cytoplasm and cell membrane.

 

[inzhenerna_jmpr]

Feature	Plant Cell	Animal Cell
Cell Wall	Present (rigid, made of cellulose)	Absent
Shape	Usually fixed and rectangular	Irregular or round
Chloroplasts	Present (for photosynthesis)	Absent
Vacuole	One large central vacuole	Many small vacuoles (or none)
Energy Production	Uses mitochondria and chloroplasts	Uses mitochondria only
Centrioles	Usually absent	Present for cell division