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Differences between plants and animals
| Plants | Animals |
|---|---|
| Cellulose cell wall surrounds the cell membrane | Cell wall is absent in animal cells |
| Plastids are present-especially a green pigment called chlorophyll. | Chlorophyll is absent in animal cells. |
| large vacuoles containing cell sap are present in plant cells. | vacuoles are usually absent. |
| Most plants do not exhibit movement of locomotion. | Most animals exhibit movement of locomotion. |
| Keep growing through out their life and are localised in the apical meristem | Growth stops after maturation but body cells are replaced periodically. growth is uniform and proportionate. |
| Manufacture there own food by photosynthesis. | cannot make their own food. They depend directly or indirectly on plants for their food |
| Sense organs and nervous system absent. | Well-developed nervous system. |
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