Explanation
- A
1 and 2 only
1 and 2 only. Plant cells have a plasma membrane inside the wall.
- B
2 and 3 only
2 and 3 only. Statement 2 is false.
- C
1 and 3 only
1 and 3 only. Cellulose wall vs none; large central vacuole vs many small. Both have plasma membranes.
- D
1, 2 and 3
All three. Statement 2 fails.
Summary. Official key is (c) 1 and 3 only. Plants: cellulose wall and (when mature) one large vacuole. Animals: no cellulose wall, many small vacuoles. Both cell types have a plasma membrane.
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