Question

Structure/ Function	Animal Cell Structure	Plant Cell Structure
Outer Boundary of the Cell
Contains Genetic Material(DNA)
Long, Uncoiled Strands of DNA
Watery, Gel-like Substance
Channels That Move Materials
Site of Protein Synthesis
Package and Move Proteins
Digest Wastes
Storage Centers
Rigid, Outer cellulose Cover
Site of Photosynthesis

Answer 1

Structure/Function	Animal Cell	Plant Cell
Outer boundary of cell	Cell membrane or plasma membrane	Cell wall
Contains genetic material (DNA)	Yes	Yes
Long, uncoiled strands of DNA	Yes	Yes
Watery-gel like substance	Yes	Yes
Channels that move materials	Yes	Yes
Site of protein synthesis	Ribosome	Ribosome
Package and move materials	Golgi bodies	Golgi bodies
Digest wastes	Lysosomes	Lysosomes
Storage centers	Vacuoles	Vacuoles
Rigid, outer cellulose cover	No	Yes
Site of Photosynthesis	No	Chloroplasts

Outer boundary of cell- Outer boundary of a cell which provides the cell with protection and contributes in the shape and structure of the cell.

The outer boundary of a plant cell is Cell wall. The outer boundary of an animal cell is Cell membrane or Plasma membrane. Cell wall is absent in animal cell.

Contains genetic material (DNA) : Yes, both plant cell and animal cell has their genetic material as DNA.

Long, uncoiled strands of DNA: Both plant cell and animal cell contains long, uncoiled strands of DNA which ia known as Chromatin. During cell division in between the DNA in the chromosomes are loosely coiled and form thin strands and the DNA is uncoiled during most of cell cycle so that they are available for the proteins that contribute to DNA replication and transcription.

Watery jelly like substance: The watery jelly like substance in plant cell and animal cell is known as cytoplasm. It is a fluid that is filled between the cell/plasma membrane and the nucleus.

Channels that move materials: Both plant cell and animal cells has channels that move the materials. In plant cell the channels are known as Plasmodesmata that pass between cell walls of two plant cell and connects to the cytoplasm and facilitate the movement. In animal cells the system of the channels that move the materials inside the cell is called Endoplasmic reticulum.

Site of Protein synthesis: The site of protein synthesis in both plant cell and animal cell is Ribosomes.

Package and move proteins: The proteins and packaged and moved to different parts by Golgi bodies, they collect small molecules and make them complex molecules (packaging) and distribute them to other parts of the body (move).

Digests wastes: In both plant cell and animal cell the wastes and worn-out cell parts are digested by lysosomes with the help of chemicals that has in it.

Storage centers: Vacuoles are the storage centers in both plant cell and animal cells. In plant cell there is one large vacuole whereas, in animal cell there are several small vacuoles.

Rigid, outer cellulose cover: Plant cell has a cell wall that is composed of the cellulose which acts as a rigid, outer cover whereas, animal cell is devoid of cell wall and hence they do not have rigid, outer cellulose cover.

Site of Photosynthesis: In plant cell the site of photosynthesis is chloroplasts that has chlorophyll in them whereas, animal cells do not have chloroplasts and hence they cannot perform photosynthesis.