The volume enclosed by the plasma membrane of plant cells is often much larger than the corresponding volume in animal cells. The most reasonable explanation for this observation is that animal cells are more spherical, whereas plant cells are elongated. plant cells have a much more highly convoluted (folded) plasma membrane than animal cells. plant cells contain a large vacuole that reduces the volume of the cytoplasm. plant cells are capable of having a much higher surface-to-volume ratio than animal cells.
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