Animal cells are typically round or ovoid and have a plasma membrane that surrounds the cell.
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A single cell houses numerous functional structures known as organelles.
Centrosomes and lysosomes
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Lysosomes are the animal cell's “garbage disposal”, while in plant cells the same function takes place in vacuoles.
Animal cells undergo either mitosis or meiosis type of cell division to increase their numbers.
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Unlike other cells in an animal's body, nerve cells do not divide or multiply. Their numbers remain the same as formed during birth.
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A cell cycle occurs every 24 hours to divide and produce a new cell.
An animal's body produces millions of cells every day, as approximately 100 to 150 million cells perish every second to a minute in the human body.
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Animal cells are also self-sufficient, meaning they have their own factories that produce all the essential elements required for the proper functioning of a cell and its cellular organelles.
Animal cells are also self-sufficient, meaning they have their own factories that produce all the essential elements required for the proper functioning of a cell and its cellular organelles.
All animal cells have the ability to self-repair and resume their functions independently. If they fail to self-repair, they undergo self-destruction.
An animal's body produces millions of cells every day, as approximately 100 to 150 million cells perish every second to a minute in the human body.
Every living entity is made up of either a single cell or multiple cells. Unicellular organisms, like bacteria, consist of a single cell that functions as a whole organism. However, multicellular organisms comprise various specialized cells performing different functions.