Differences between a Plant cell & Animal cell
| Plant cell | Animal cell |
| A plant cell is usually larger in size. | Animal cell is comparatively smaller in size |
| It is enclosed by a rigid cell wall | The plasma membrane is surrounded by a complex extracellular matrix |
| It contains a large central vacuole | An animal cell often possesses many small vacuoles |
| Plastids are present | Plastids are absent |
| Nucleus lies on one side in the peripheral cytoplasm | Nucleus usually lies in the centre |
| Centrioles are usually absent | Centrioles are present |
| Lysosomes are rare. Their activity is performed by specialised vacuoles | Lysosomes are always present |
| Glyoxysomes may be present | Glyoxysomes are absent |
| Reserve food is generally in the form of starch or fat | Reserve food is usually glycogen and fat |
| Crystals of inorganic substances may occur inside the cell | Crystals are usually absent |
