How are flora and fauna different from each other? Explain by giving three points of distinction.
Parameter of comparison | Flora | Fauna |
Definition | Refers to different of plants present in a particular geographical area or for a specific time. | Refers to different types of living organism present in an ecosystem. |
Study | It is a field of study in botany. | It is a field of study in zoology. |
Nutrition | These include autotrophs i.e. organisms which can make their own food. | These are heterotrophs i.e. they depend upon others for their food. |