Question

On what bases are plants and animals put into different categories?
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Answer 1

Criteria : 1 Mark each

Following bases are used to differentiate plants and animals:

i) Cell Design : Plants cells have cell wall while animal cells do not.

ii) Nutrition : Plants make their own food (photosynthesis, autotrophic) while animals do not (heterotrophic).

iii) Body design : plant and animal have entirely different body design. For example, plants can't move while animals can.