Select the pair of structures that best shows how plant cells are different from animal cells.

A. cytoplasm and mitochondria
B. chloroplasts and cell walls
C. nuclei and centrioles
D. ribosomes and cell membranes

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It is B because an animal cell does not have chloroplasts or cell walls.

Answer: B. chloroplast and cell wall.

Explanation:

Cell wall is the outer envelop structure which cover a plant cell. It provides a plant cell it's structure and rigidity. It is made up of rigid polysaccharide such as cellulose, pectin or hemicellulose. It protects the cell from the external environment. It prevents the entry of large molecules that can be toxic to cell.

Chloroplast is an organelle in the plant cell which consists of green pigement chlorophyll. This pigment absorbs the light energy from sun which is necessary for the process of photosynthesis in green plants.

Both cell wall and chloroplast are specialized structures present plants but not in animals.

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