Plant vs Animal Cells

The video tutorial explores the basic building blocks of life: cells. It highlights the commonalities and differences between animal and plant cells. The tutorial demonstrates how to collect human cheek cells using a cotton bud and examine them under a microscope with methylene blue dye. It also shows how to prepare onion cells for microscopic study. The video concludes by comparing the structures of animal and plant cells, noting that plant cells have a cell wall and vacuole, which are absent in animal cells.

What is the function of the nucleus in both animal and plant cells?

Explain the role of the vacuole in plant cells.

What is the main difference between plant and animal cells as discussed in the text?