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    The document discusses the key differences between plant and animal cells using onion skin cells and human cheek cells as examples. Plant cells have a cell wall, large central vacuole, and nucleus at the periphery. Animal cells lack a cell wall, have a smaller vacuole or none, and nucleus at the center. Both have a cell membrane, cytoplasm, and nucleus but plant cytoplasm is less dense to make room for the large central vacuole.

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    The document discusses the key differences between plant and animal cells using onion skin cells and human cheek cells as examples. Plant cells have a cell wall, large central vacuole, and nucleus at the periphery. Animal cells lack a cell wall, have a smaller vacuole or none, and nucleus at the center. Both have a cell membrane, cytoplasm, and nucleus but plant cytoplasm is less dense to make room for the large central vacuole.

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    Onion Cell

    An onion is a multicellular (consisting of many cells) plant organism.As in all plant cells,


    the cell of an onion peel consists of a cell wall, cell membrane, cytoplasm, nucleus and
    a large vacuole. The nucleus is present at the periphery of the cytoplasm. The vacuole is
    prominent and present at the centre of the cell. It is surrounded by cytoplasm. The
    presence of a cell wall and a large vacuole are indicators that help identify plant cells, such
    as seen in the onion peel.

    Human Cheek Cell

    As in all animal cells, the cells of the human cheek do not possess a cell wall. A cell
    membrane that is semi-permeable surrounds the cytoplasm. Unlike plant cells, the
    cytoplasm in an animal cell is denser, granular and occupies a larger space. The vacuole in
    an an animal cell is smaller in size, or absent. The nucleus is present at the centre of the
    cytoplasm.The absence of a cell wall and a prominent vacuole are indicators that help
    identify animal cells, such as cells seen in the human cheek.
    http://amrita.olabs.edu.in/?brch=15&cnt=1&sim=125&sub=79
    A vacuole is a membrane-bound organelle that stores solid and liquid contents.
    Vacuoles are found in both animal and plant cells, but are much larger in plant cells.
    Vacuoles are formed by the fusion of multiple membrane vesicles and are effectively just
    larger forms of these. The organelle has no basic shape or size; its structure varies
    according to the needs of the cell.

    Cell Wall: Protective Coat in Plant Cells


    The presence of a cell wall is what provides the most significant difference between plant
    and animal cells, as it is present only in plant cells and covers the cell membrane.The cell
    wall is rigid and is composed of cellulose fibre, polysaccharides, and proteins. Despite the
    rigidity of the cell wall, chemical signals and cellular excretions are allowed to pass between
    cells.

    Cell Membrane: Protective Coat in Animal Cells


    The cell membrane is found in both plants and animals, and it is the outer most layer in the
    animal cell, that separates the contents of the cell from the outside world. It consists of
    both lipids and proteins and is selectively permeable, which means it permits only
    some molecules to pass through it.

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    When observing the onion skin cell, we noticed that the cells took on a brick-like
    structure and within the cells, small dots (the nuclei) can be seen. When we first
    looked into the microscope, the microscope’s total magnification was 40X so there
    were about a hundred rows of rectangular
    cells (see diagram provided), but as we changed magnifications, the number of cells
    in the field of view decreased.
    When we viewed the onion skin cells at 400X total magnification, we noticed the
    nuclei of the cells looked clearer and larger and we were able to study the cell with
    more understanding than when we used the first magnification.
    The organelles that we were able to see in this type of cell were the nucleus, the
    cytoplasm, and the cell wall. Unlike the onion skin cells, the cheek cells were more
    spread out from each other and they all had a round shape. When we viewed the
    cheek cells at 40X total magnification, we noticed that the cells were secluded and
    spread out (see diagram provided). At 400X total magnification, we were only able to
    view one cell at a time, due to the fact that the cells were separated from each other.
    The organelles that were visible in this type of cell were the nucleus, the cytoplasm
    and the cell membrane. Aside from the actual cells, we were able to see air bubbles
    within both the onion skin cell slide and the cheek cell slide.
    the plant cells were together in a large group. The animal cells, however, were secluded
    both: The important organelles that can be seen are the cell wall (for the plant cells), the cell
    membrane, the nucleus, and the cytoplasm. Those organelles could be seen due to the fact
    that they are the largest organelles in the cell and also due to the dye which brought them
    out.

    The cheek cell, an example of an animal cell, generally has a circular, oval shape.
    Due to the fact that the cheek cell was not in groups or clumps, the arrangement of
    this type of cell is unknown. From previous labs, the cells were pushed together
    completely; each cell fitted beside another cell perfectly, and so on.
    The animal cell structure is the most prominent in human cheek cells. The onion skin
    cell, an example of a plant cell, generally has a rigid, rectangular shape. The onion
    skin cells were positioned beside each other (length touching length, width touching
    width) and formed a checkered pattern.
    Also, like the cheek cell, the onion skin cells were pushed together so that no spaces
    were in between. Two differences between a cheek cell and an onion skin cell are
    that the onion skin cells has the chloroplast and cell wall organelles while the cheek
    cell doesn’t and the general shape of the onion skin cell is a rectangle and the
    general shape of the cheek cell is an oval.

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