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Comparing Animal & Plant Cells

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Differentiation in Plants and Animals

When cells differentiate, they acquire different sub-cellular structures. Cell differentiation can happen at different stages of development in plants and animals.

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Plants

  • Many plant cells can differentiate throughout their lives.
  • This means that plants are always able to create new tissues.
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Animals

  • Most animal cells differentiate early on in their development.
  • In mature animals, cells mostly divide (one cell splits to create two cells) to replace cells and repair tissues that are already present.
  • New tissues are rarely created by cell differentiation.

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1Biology

1.1Cells, Tissues & Organs

1.2Reproduction & Variation

1.3Ecological Relationships & Classification

1.4Digestion & Nutrition

1.5Plants & Photosynthesis

1.6Biological Systems & Processes

2Chemistry

2.1Particles

2.2Chemical Reactions

2.3Atoms, Elements, Compounds

2.4The Periodic Table

2.5Materials & the Earth

2.6Reactivity

2.7Energetics

2.8Properties of Materials

3Physics

3.1Energy

3.2Forces & Motion

3.3Waves

3.4Electricity & Magnetism

3.5Matter

3.6Space Physics

4Thinking Scientifically

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