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The differences between plants and animals are tabulated below:
Plants Vs. Animals
| Plants | Animals | |
| 1 | Can manufacture their own food (Autotrophic) | Animals depend on ready-made food (Heterotrophic) They move freely from one place to another in search of food. |
| 2. | Can move only a part of their body in response to stimuli. (things that cause an organism to react) | Can move their whole body freely from one place to another. |
| 3. | Response to stimuli is low. | Rapid response to stimuli. |
| 4 | Branching body. | Compact bodies. |
| 5. | Growth occurs at the tip of the root and apical bud (apical growth) | Growth usually occurs in various parts of the body (intercalary growth) |
| 6. | Growth is continuous throughout life. | Animals stop growing after attaining adulthood. |
| 7. | They have chlorophyll. | They do not have chlorophyll. |
| 8. | They do not have sense organs. | They have sense organs. |
| 9. | Have no specialized organs for excretion, respiration. | Have specialized organs for excretion, respiration and coordination. |
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