Question

List three differences that you observed between the onion cell and the cheek cell.

Answer 1

An onion cell is a plant cell, and a cheek cell an animal cell. The main differences between plant and animal cells are that plant cells have: Cellulose cell wall Large vacuole Chloroplasts (if the plant is green) Cellulose cell wall Large vacuole Chloroplasts (if the plant is green) from the inner lining of the mouth. The lining is a mucous membrane similar to those found all throughout our digestive tract. When you view a "cheek cell" scraping through a microscope on high power, you will see many cells that have been overlapped or rolled up. When you find one or a group of cells, each cell will have an irregular edge and a distinct nucleus in its center. The cells have will have an irregular edge and a distinct nucleus in its center. The cells have described as looking like a fried egg, sunny side up (but transparent).