GK QUESTION#3721
Which of the following statements about plant and animal cells is/are correct?
1. Plant cells have plastids (like chloroplasts), while animal cells do not.
2. Animal cells have centrioles, which are generally absent in plant cells.
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Answer
C. Both 1 and 2
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Both are standard comparisons of typical plant and animal cells. Plastids occur in plants and are absent from ordinary animal cells. Centrioles occur in many animal cells and are generally absent in higher-plant cells; exceptions occur among eukaryotic lineages.