| Parameter | Plant Cell | Animal Cell |
| Cell Wall | Present | Absent |
| Shape | Rectangular | Round |
| Vacuole | One, large central vacuole taking up 90% of cell volume | One or more small vacuoles |
| Centrioles | Only present in lower plant forms | Present in all animal cells |
| Chloroplast | Plant cells have chloroplasts because they make their own food | Animal cells don't have chloroplasts |
| Plastids | Present | Absent |
| Plasma Membrane | Cell wall and a cell membrane | Only cell membrane |
| Lysosomes | Lysosomes usually not evident | Lysosomes occur in cytoplasm |