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5. THE FUNDAMENTAL UNIT OF LIFE
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Make a comparison and write down ways in which plant cells are different from animal cells.
Option A
Option B
Option C
Option D
Solution
Comparison of plant cell and animal cell
Plant Cell
Cell wall is present outside the plasma membrane.
Generally regular in shape.
Larger in size than animal cells
Plastids are present.
A permanent and large vacuole is present.
Animal Cell
Cell wall is absent.
Generally irregular in shape.
Smaller in size than animal cells.
Plastids are absent except in Euglena.
Vacuoles are many, small and temporary.
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Full in the gaps in the following table illustrating differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.
| Prokaryotic Cell | Eukaryotic Cell |
| $1.$ Size : generally small $(1-10 \,\mu \,m )$ $1 \,\mu \,m =10^{-6} \,m$ |
$1.$ Size : generally large $(5-100 \,\mu \,m )$ |
| $2.$ Nuclear region : ………………. and …………… | $2.$ Nuclear region: well defined and surrounded by a nuclear membrane |
| $3.$ Chromosome : single | $3.$ More than one chromosome |
| $4.$ Membrane-bound cell organelles absent | $4.$ ……………………. |
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