Question

Which of the following comparison between plants and animals is INCORRECT?

• A. Plants consume less energy due to lack of locomotion and animals consume more energy due to the presence of locomotion.
• B. Plant growth is limited to certain regions but growth in animals is more uniform.
• C. Animals have more complex and specialised tissues compared to plants.
• D. Plants contain less dead cells compared to animals.

Answer 1

The correct option is D

Plants contain less dead cells compared to animals.

Animals being more dynamic consume more energy compared to plants. In plants, growth is only restricted to meristematic region whereas in animals growth is uniform. Plants have a simpler structural organisation compared to animals. Plants have more dead cells as they provide structural and mechanical support to the plant body.