What are the differences between animal cell and plant cell? Try it!

What is the difference between animal cell and plant cell?

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1. Both plant and animal cells are .
2. Only plant cells have since they need to perform photosynthesis, but animal cells do not.
3. Both plant and animal cells have vacuoles. A plant cell contains a vacuole that is used for storage and maintaining the shape of the cell. In contrast, animal cells have vacuoles.
4. In plants, plant cells have to give the plant cell its unique rectangular shape. Animal cells only simply have a .
5. While only can be found in animal cell. They contain tube-shaped molecules known as microtubules that help separate chromosomes and move them during cell division.

Differences between animal cell and plant cell