Which of the following statements correctly describes a difference between plant cells and animal cells?
a. plant cells have an envelope surrounding the nucleus. animal cells do not.
b. animal cells contain mitochondria. plant cells do not.
c. animal cells contain chloroplasts. plant cells do not.
d. plant cells are surrounded by a cell wall. animal cells are not.

Plant cell needs cell wall whereas animal cell do not because the plants need rigid structure so that they can grow up and out, thus animal cells do not have cell walls. So therefore, D is the correct answer.

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batolisis batolisis · Answer 2 · 2021-11-02T12:45:21+01:00

The statement that correctly describes a difference between plant and animal cell is ; ( D )

Plant cells are surrounded by a cell wall. animals cells are not

Eukaryotic cells which includes plants and animals cells have similar characteristics and slight differences. The main difference between a plant cell and an animal cell is the presence of cell wall in plant cells ( for the purpose of rigidity and protection ) and the absence of cell wall in animal cells and this is because animal cells are not rigid in nature and the cell membrane provides protection and shape for the animal cell.

Hence we can conclude that the the difference between the plant cell and animal cell is, Plant cells are surrounded by a cell wall and animal cells are not.

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