Do animal cells have a cell wall?

For example, animal cells do not have a cell wall or chloroplasts but plant cells do. ... Plant and animal cells are both eukaryotic cells, so they have several features in common, such as the presence of a cell membrane, and cell organelles, like the nucleus, mitochondria and endoplasmic reticulum. read more

Animal cells have only a cell membrane (also known as a plasma membrane) which plants also have inside the cell wall. The cell wall of plants is composed of cellulose and chitin while animal cell membranes are made of lipids, proteins and carbohydrates. read more

Animal cells do not have cell walls because they do not need them. Cell walls, which are found in plant cells, maintain cell shape, almost as if each cell has its own exoskeleton. This rigidity allows plants to stand upright without the need for bones or musculature. read more