Classification of Plants and Animals


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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 cell  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 localized in the apical meristem  Growth stops after maturation but body cells are replaced periodically. Growth is uniform and proportionate
 Manufacture their 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

 Let us study the classification of Plant Kingdom and Animal Kingdom in detail.



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