EVERYDAY SCIENCE

SCIENCE

CELL BIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What shape are most animal cells?
A
round
B
rectangular
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Animal cells are mostly round and irregular in shape while plant cells have fixed, rectangular shapes. Plant and animal cells are both eukaryotic cells, so they have several features in common, such as the presence of a cell membrane, and cell organelles, like the nucleus, mitochondria and endoplasmic reticulum.

Detailed explanation-2: -Animal cells lack the rigidity hence, they tend to have a round and irregular shape. Animal cells tend to vary greatly in appearance.

Detailed explanation-3: -An animal cell is usually irregular and round in shape. This is primarily due to the absence of the cell wall, which is a characteristic feature of plant cells. Furthermore, animal cells do not have plastids as animals are not autotrophs.

Detailed explanation-4: -Animal cells lack rigidity, so they tend to have round and irregular shapes. The appearance of animal cells often changes greatly.

Detailed explanation-5: -Animal cells have an irregular shape in comparison to plant cells. Some animal cells alter their shape depending on the purpose (e.g. phagocytes). Animal cells have many of the same organelles as plant cells but also have centrioles.

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