How do primary metabolites differ from secondary metabolites?

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Primary metabolites Secondary metabolites
These are required for basic metabolic processes. These are derivatives of primary metabolites and not required for basic metabolic processes.
These are easily extracted from plants. Their extraction from a plant is difficult.
They play a wide variety of roles in a plant. They have a limited role in a plant.
They are found from the start of the life of a plant. They are found during a particular period of development of the plant.
These are found in all plants. These are found in particular plant species.

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Primary metabolites	Secondary metabolites
These are required for basic metabolic processes.	These are derivatives of primary metabolites and not required for basic metabolic processes.
These are easily extracted from plants.	Their extraction from a plant is difficult.
They play a wide variety of roles in a plant.	They have a limited role in a plant.
They are found from the start of the life of a plant.	They are found during a particular period of development of the plant.
These are found in all plants.	These are found in particular plant species.