Plant and animal cells compared
Why?
Plant and animal cells share a membrane, cytoplasm and nucleus, but only plant cells have a cell wall, chloroplasts and a large vacuole.
A brick-shaped green plant cell and a round animal cell sit side by side, and matching parts light up in both while the extra plant parts glow green.
Press the button to compare a plant cell and an animal cell, then squeeze them.
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Both cells are squeezed: the round animal cell squashes flat, but the plant cell keeps its shape thanks to its stiff wall.
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A cell has a nucleus and cytoplasm but no cell wall. Is it from a plant or an animal?