EVERYDAY SCIENCE

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CELL BIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which organelles would be found in an animal cell but not in a plant cell?
A
centrioles and vacuoles
B
centrioles and lysosomes
C
cytoskeleton and vacuoles
D
cytoskeleton and lysosomes
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Final answer: Centrioles and lysosomes are found only in animal cells and not in plant cells.

Detailed explanation-2: -Lysosomes. Animal cells have another set of organelles not found in plant cells: lysosomes. The lysosomes are the cell’s “garbage disposal.” In plant cells, the digestive processes take place in vacuoles.

Detailed explanation-3: -Centrioles are absent from the cells of higher plants. When animal cells undergo mitosis they are considered by some to benefit from the presence of centrioles which appear to control spindle fibre formation and which later has an effect on chromosome separation.

Detailed explanation-4: -Centrioles are found in animal cells, in some lower plant cells, and at the base of flagella and cilia, they are absent in higher plants.

Detailed explanation-5: -Lysosomes (lysosome: from the Greek: lysis; loosen and soma; body) are found in nearly all animal and plant cells. In plant cells vacuoles can carry out lysosomal functions. Lysosomes appear initially as spherical bodies about 50-70nm in diameter and are bounded by a single membrane.

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