Which structure is found in plant cells but not animal cells?

Core Concept

Chloroplasts are characteristic of photosynthetic plant cells and are absent from typical animal cells. Plant cells also commonly possess cellulose cell walls and a large lytic/central vacuole. Avoid defining the difference by saying plants 'lack lysosomes' or animals universally contain centrioles; lysosomal functions can be performed by plant vacuoles and centriole occurrence varies among eukaryotic cells.