• Question: How does a plant cell different from an animal cell?

    Asked by chloelou98 to Cesar, Emily, Jamie, Kate, Philippa on 14 Jun 2011. This question was also asked by hanniiee.
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      Jamie Gallagher answered on 14 Jun 2011:

      Well I’m not a biologist- so the others may correct me…. but plant cells are a bit tougher than ours. We have soft almost liquid films that hold our cells together. Plants have this too but also have a tough little wall around them. This stops the cell from bursting if it is put in water- our cells would burst.

      I think the content of the cell is different too, but that is all I can think of off the top of my head.

      Kate, Emily?

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      Philippa Demonte answered on 14 Jun 2011:

      @chloelou98 @hannilee This is definitely a question for @Kate and @Emily . It has been a looooong time since I did biology at school, so I can’t remember exactly, but I know that the material that plant cells are made of (cellulose?) is different from the material for animal cells.

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