alleryPlant cells differ from animal cells in possessing:
ACell wall, chloroplasts and a large central vacuole
BMitochondria, ribosomes and ER
CNuclear membrane by common convention
DCytoplasm and lysosomes
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Cell wall, chloroplasts and a large central vacuole
1. Both have mitochondria, ribosomes, ER, nuclear membrane and cytoplasm.
2. Plant cells alone have a cellulose cell wall outside the membrane.
3. They also have chloroplasts for photosynthesis.
4. They have one large central vacuole instead of many small ones.
5. So option B lists features unique to plant cells.
_Source: Selina Concise Biology ICSE Class 10, Ch 1 'Cell, the Structural and Functional Unit of Life'_
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