Question
List the various differences between the animals and the plants.

Answer

Differences between plants and animals:

Character Plants Animals
Size Generally not definite Size is definite
Chlorophyll Present in all plants Absent in animals except in Euglena
Mode of nutrition Autotrophic, taking in water and carbon dioxide Heterotrophic, taking in solid complex food materials.
Growth Indefinite and unlimited, growing throughout life Definite and limited, stop growing in size after a certain age
Locomotion Usually fixed on the ground and unable to move, except for a few lower plants Usually move from place to place for food and other requirements, except for a few animals fixed to a place.
Organs No special organs for respiration, excretion, and digestion Special organs for respiration, excretion, and digestion in higher animals
Nervous system and sense organs Sense organs and nervous system absent Sense organs and nervous system present in most animals
Excretory system Absent Absent
i. Cell structure

Present Absent
ii. Cell wall Present Absent
iii. Centrosome Absent in plant cells except in few plants Present near the nucleus
iv. Vacuoles Present If present, small and temporary
v. stored food In the form of starch In the form of glycogen



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