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Plant vs Animal Cell Differences — NEET Biology

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All eukaryotic cells are not identical. Plant and animal cells are different as the former possess cell walls, plastids and a large central vacuole which are absent in animal cells. On the other hand, animal cells have centrioles which are absent in almost all plant cells.

NCERT Biology · Class 11 · Chapter 8 · Paragraph 31
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Assertion (A): Plant and animal cells have distinct structural differences. Reason (R): Animal cells possess cell walls, plastids and large central vacuoles while plant cells have centrioles.

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