What is a Plant Cell

What is a Plant Cell?

• Plant cells are eukaryotic cells, or cells with a membrane-bound nucleus.  Both animal cell and plant cells are eukaryotic and having similar organelles.
• They are eukaryotic cells having a true nucleus along with specialized structures known as organelles which perform specific functions
• Plant cells are generally larger than animal cells while animal cells have various sizes and tend to have irregular shapes, in contrast plant cells are similar in size and are basically rectangular or cube shaped.
• Additionally, a plant cell has features that an animal cell does not. A cell wall, a large vacuole, and plastids are a few of these. Chloroplasts and other plastids help plants store and harvest the materials they require. 
  Additionally, animal cells have components such lysosomes, centrioles, cilia and flagella that plants do not.

Plant Cell Diagram

Plant cells are usually rectangular and bigger than animal cells. Even though both types of cells have some similarities, plant cells are unique when compared to their cell organelles that perform different functions. When we look at these cells closely under a special microscope, we can see some of the key differences.