| Animal Cells | Plant Cells |
| Cell Wall | Absent | Present |
| Cytoplasm | Present throughout the cell. | Present, but usually confined to a thin layer at the edge of the cell. |
| Chloroplast | Absent | Present |
| Vacuole | Present in some animall cells. Normally small and distributed throughout the cell. | Present. Large and filled with cell sap. |
| Nucleus | Normally in the middle of the cell | Normally at the edge of the cell |
| Lysosome | Present | Normally absent |
| Centriole | Present | Absent |
| Storage Granule | Mainly as glicogen | Mainly as starch |
| Shape | Do not have fixed shape | Have fixed shape |
| Size | Usually smaller than plant cell | Usually bigger than animall cell |
| Cilia and Flagella | Present (Usually) | Absent |
| Secretion | Produces a variety of secretions. | Produces few secretions. |