The differences between a plant and animal cell are that plant cells have cell walls and animal cells only have a cell membrane. The cell wall is more protective than the cell … membrane.The cell wall is also what gives the crunchy texture in celery. The other difference is that plant cells have chloroplasts. plant cell has a cell wall made of cellulose. However, an animal cell will lack a cell wall.   Another difference is their organelles, which are the tiny specialized stru … ctures in a cell that perform a certain function.