Plant Cell vs Animal Cell: Key structural differences illustrated with labeled diagrams.

- Plant cells have a cell wall, which provides rigid structure, while animal cells do not and have an irregular shape.
- Plant cells contain a large central vacuole for storage and maintaining turgor pressure, whereas animal cells have numerous small vacuoles.
- Chloroplasts are present in plant cells for photosynthesis (autotrophs), but absent in animal cells, which are heterotrophs.
- Plant cells lack centrosomes, while animal cells contain centrosomes (which include centrioles) involved in cell division.
- Lysosomes are typically found in animal cells for breaking down waste, while plant cells generally lack them, relying on the vacuole for similar functions.