The cells of animals and plants have the following differences:
| Animal Cell | Plant Cell | |
| 1. | Animal cells are generally small in size. | Plant cells are larger than animal cells. |
| 2. | Cell wall is absent. | The plasma membrane of plant cells is surrounded by a rigid cell wall of cellulose. |
| 3. | Except the protozoan Euglena, no animal cell possesses plastids. | Plastids are present. |
| 4. | Vacuoles in animal cells are many, small and temporary. | Most mature plant cells have a permanent and large central sap vacuole. |
| 5. | Animal cells have a single highly complex and prominent Golgi apparatus. | Plant cells have many simpler units of Golgi apparatus, called dictyosomes. |
| 6. | Animal cells have centrosome and centrioles. | Plant cells lack centrosome and centrioles. |
