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| Plant cells have cell walls, which make them appear rectangular-shaped. These structures are composed of cellulose, hemicellulose, and a variety of other materials. | |
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| Animal cells do not have rigid cell walls like plant cells. Which allows animal cells to form and adopt various shapes. | |
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| Plant cells have chlorophyll, the light-absorbing pigment required for photosynthesis. This pigment is contained in structures called chloroplasts, which makes plants appear green. | |
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| Animal cells don't have chloroplasts. Animal cells depend on an analogous system of gap-junctions that allows communication between cells. | |
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| Plants cells have a large, central vacuole. While animal cells may have one or more small vacuoles, they do not take up the volume that the central vacuole does (up to 90% of the entire cell volume!) | |
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| Animal cells have small vacuoles and may have numerous ones. They never have the large single vacuole that takes up most of the space in plant cells. | |
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