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Why are microvilli only possible in animal cells and not in plant cells?
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∙ 13y ago
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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Do both plant and animal cells have a nucleus?
Yes, both animal and plant cells have a nucleus.
What do animal cells have that plant cells dont?
all animal cells have centrioles but plant cells dont
What percentage of the time are the plant and animal cells not undergoing mitosis?
Plant cells are 33% Animal cells are 43.6%
In how many ways are plant and animal cells different?
There are some ways in which plant cells and animal cells differ. Plant cells contain a cell wall whereas animals cells only have a cell membrane. Plant cells contain chloroplasts for photosynthesis whereas animal cells do not. Plant cells have a large central vacuole for water storage whereas animal cells do not. Plant cells do not have lysosomes whereas animal cells do.
What is the difference between the centrosome of plant and animal cell?
Animal cells contain centrosomes and lysosomes while plant cells do not. Plant cells have chloroplast, which is not found in animal cells.
Is microvilli found in animal cells or plant cells?
animal cells
Is the Microvilli found in a plant or animal cell?
Animal cells only
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 both plant and animal cells have a nucleus?
Yes, both animal and plant cells have a nucleus.
Do animal and plant cells have vacuoles?
they both have vacuoles. plant cells have bigger vacuoles then animal cells
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.
Are Chloroplasts fogbound in animal cells or plant cells?
Chloroplasts are found in plant cells, not animal cells.
What do animal cells have that plant cells dont?
all animal cells have centrioles but plant cells dont
