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Since the function of the microvilli is to increase the cell's surface area, it can only exist in the animal cell and not plant cell because the plant cell has a cell wall and is therefore rigid and unable to expand in size.

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Is microvilli found in animal cells or plant cells?

Microvilli are found in animal cells. They are tiny, finger-like projections on the surface of some types of cells, such as in the lining of the small intestine, that increase the surface area for absorption of nutrients. Plant cells do not have microvilli, but they have other structures, like cell walls, chloroplasts, and large central vacuoles.


Is the Microvilli found in a plant or animal cell?

Microvilli are only found in animal cells, particularly in cells lining the small intestine and kidney tubules. They increase the surface area of the cell membrane for absorption and secretion processes. Plants do not have microvilli, but they do have other structures that serve similar functions, such as root hairs for absorbing water and nutrients.


Is centrioles in plant or animal cells?

Animal cells, not plant cells.


What do plant cell have that animal cells?

Animal cells have centrioles and plant cells do not.


How is animals cells different from plant cells?

Animal cells have lysosomes, plant cells don't. Plant cells have a cell wall made out of cellulose, animal cells don't. Animal cells have many small vacuoles, plant cells have one large vacuole. Plant cells have chloroplasts and chlorophyll, animal cells don't. Animal cells have centrioles, plant cells don't.


Do Venus Flytraps have plant or animal cells?

Well seeing it is a plant it has plant cells not animal cells


Why do animal cells need plant cells?

animal cells can't make their own food, plant cells can so animal cells need to eat plant cells


Do people have animal cells or plant cells?

Humans are composed of animal cells. Plants are composed of plant cells


Do animal and plant cells have vacuoles?

they both have vacuoles. plant cells have bigger vacuoles then animal cells


How do plant and animal cells get energy?

Mitochondria is the only possible way in clinical studies.


How are animal cells from plant cells?

Animal cells are different from plant cells in that the cell wall of animal cells is not made up of cellulose.


What is in plant cells but not animal cells?

plant cells have a cell wall and a cholorplast animal cells don't