Describe 3 differences between animal cells and plant cells

Plant cells all have a cell wall but animal cells do not. Plant cells contain chloroplasts but animals cells do not. Plant cells have one large central vacuole whereas animal cells do not (they have multiple smaller vacuoles).

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