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Describe the similarities and differences between plant and animal cells.
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Essay Question Describe the similarities and differences between plant and animal cells (20 marks) There are various differences and similarities between the plant and animal cells in terms of their organelles. A main overall similarity between both cells is that they are the two mail types of the eukaryotic cell. A eukaryotic cell possesses nuclei and their DNA lies in a nucleus. Eukaryotic includes animals, plants, fungi and protoctists. In contrast, organisms that lack nuclei are called prokaryotes and are referred to as bacterium. Other similarities of a plant cell and an animal cell are as follows. The Nucleus This is the most important organelle in the cell. It is bounded by a double membrane, the nuclear envelope. It possess many large pores, 40-60nm in diameter, which permits the passage of large molecules, such as RNA, between it and the cytoplasm. Chromatin is found in the nucleoplasm and is made up of coils of DNA...
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