How do plant and animal cells differ? Both plant and animal cells are eukaryotic, so they contain membrane-bound organelles like the nucleus and mitochondria. However, plant cells and animal …

While both cell types have a cell membrane, cytosol, a nucleus, and mitochondria, plant cells have a cell wall that makes them stiff and rigid, think about celery stalks, and they have chloroplasts, which …

How do plant and animal cells differ? Both plant and animal cells are eukaryotic, so they contain membrane-bound organelles like the nucleus and mitochondria. However, plant cells and animal …

So this is a very high level overview of cells, eukaryotic cells, I should say, but hopefully it also starts to show you some of the key distinctions between animal and plant cells.

Cell diagrams showing a typical animal cell and plant cell. Image created with Biorender.com.

Compare and explore the differences between plant and animal cells in this educational resource.

Let’s start by looking at a cell right before it begins mitosis. This cell is in interphase (late G 2 phase) and has already copied its DNA, so the chromosomes in the nucleus each consist of two connected …

Plants and fungi have a tough cell wall for protection and support, while animal cells can secrete materials into their surroundings to form a meshwork of macromolecules called the extracellular matrix.

In the articles and videos that follow, we’ll take a tour through eukaryotic plant and animal cells, exploring the unique structures they contain and the role that each structure plays in the life of the cell.

You, my friend, are made up of cells. Lots and lots of them. Jump in to learn more about prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells and the complex and beautiful structures inside them.