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Why is an onion cell a plant cell?

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Onion cells have a cell wall made of cellulose, while animal cells don't have a cell wall. Also, onion cells would have chloroplasts and chlorophyll so they can do photosynthesis. And animal cells have organelles called either centrosomes or centrioles, and plants don't.

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The onion cell is different from a moss cell for various reasons. The main difference is that onion cell is multicellular while that of the moss is unicellular.

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I dunno the answer tats y i m asking u..but u are asking me? Don't make sense at all..

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Onion cells are more dense. Therefore makes it harder to see in a light microscope. Using IKI, a red substance, makes it easier to see cork cells.

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Onions are plants but all plants are different so that explains why the cells look different.

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The difference of onion cells and plant cells is the DNA.

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because onions are part of a plant

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