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Not OP but as you seem to be better informed with regard to cellular biology than me I am curious about something and figured this is a good time and place to a
by jacoblambda 7y ago
Not OP but as you seem to be better informed with regard to cellular biology than me I am curious about something and figured this is a good time and place to ask.
- Isn't part of the reason that plant cells contain so much less protein by mass because plant cells are larger and a large portion of their mass is a vacuole for storing carbohydrates and water?
- How much lower is the protein content per cell in plant cells vs animal cells?
- What organelles or increased concentration of organelles cause animal cells to contain more protein than plant cells if it isn't just that vacuoles skew the results?
- If it isn't a difference in the cells, is it just a difference in organ structure between plants and animals?
Note: Not trying to be snarky, legitimately interested in this as I have always has a passing fascination in cellular biology.
- maxerickson 7y agoPlants use the carbohydrates for structure (cellulose). I'm not trying to be snarky either, if you are more than passingly interested, go get a textbook and read through it. It'll answer questions you have yet to think to ask.