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Think Critically Suppose your teacher gave you a slide of an unknown cell. How would you tell whether the cell was from an animal or from a
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Answer:
You will be able to tell whether the unknown cell is from an animal or from a plant through the knowledge of difference between plants and animal cells.
Explanation:
A cell can be defined as the simplest bit of living matter which exhibits a variety of shapes and sizes and that can exist independently.
When a slide of an unknown cell is studied under a microscope, different cell structures would be observed which would be used to conclude if the cell on the slide is a plant or animal cell.
The following features are observed in a plant cell:
–> cellulose cell wall is present
–> Chloroplast is present
–> A large central vacuole is present
–> Centriole is absent
The following features are observed in animal cell:
–> Cellulose cell wall is absent
–> Chloroplast is absent
–> Small vacuoles is present
–> Centriole is present
The difference between a plant and an animal cell can be seen from the features above and a clear knowledge of this will help the student tell whether the unknown cell is from an animal or from a plant.