Which organelles would you expect to be more or les abundant than "normal" in the following specialized cells?

Green leaf cells muscle cells
sperm
White blood cells red blood cells

-lots of chloroplasts, no centrioles or flagella - lots of cytoskeleton,mitochondria
- large flagella, no lysosomes
- lots of lysosomes, cytoskeleton for phagocytosis - few organelles, no nucleus

III. Comparison of components of plant and animal cells
A. Organelles

So, in a nut shell, which organelles are different between "typical" plant and animal cells?

Animal
centriole
flagella, cilia lysosome
cytoskeleton (pseudopods)

Plant
cell wall
vacuole
chloroplast
cytoskeleton
(internal movement only)

Both plants and animals have a cytoskeleton that can direct movement of cellular components. However, the cytoskeleton of plant cells can only move organelles around inside the cell. In contrast, the cytoskeleton of animal cells can also deform the shape of the cell, creating pseudopods that allow the cell to move and pincing off vesicles that let the cell engulf things.

Our typical animal cell is pretty scary; it can reproduce, move, engulfand digest food.

In contrast, our typical plant cell is more benign; it is stuck in one place and it makes its own food.

The different properties of plant and animal cells result in many of the differences between plants and animals.

Campbell, 4th, pp.110-139; Review: p.139 Self Quiz and Challenge question #2