CHARACTERISTICS OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS
Plants exist in different forms. These are:
- Treesg. mango, orange, guava, pawpaw, etc.
- Flowers such as ice plant, hibiscus, yellow bush, pride of Barbados, etc.
- Herbs like crotalaria, carpet grass, Bahamas grass etc.
Animals can be classified as:
- Vertebratesg. man, cat, goat, sheep, cow, chicken, rabbit etc.
- Invertebratesg. tse-tse fly, earthworm, cockroach etc.
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PLANTS AND ANIMALS
| S/N | CHARACTERISTICS | PLANTS | ANIMALS |
| 1 | Movement | Passive movement | Active movement |
| 2 | Reproduction | Mostly asexual reproduction | Mostly sexual reproduction |
| 3 | Nutrition | Autotrophic | Heterotrophic |
| 4 | Irritability | Response to stimuli is slow | Response to stimuli is quick |
| 5 | Excretion | No developed excretory system | Well-developed excretory system |
| 6 | Respiration | Plants do not have complex organs for respiration | Animals have complex organs for respiration |
| 7 | Food/feeding | Plant produce their food | Animals feed on already made food |
| 8 | Sense organs | No sense organs | Well-developed sense organs |
| 9 | Shape | No definite shape because of the branches | Have definite shape |
See also
HANDLING PUBERTAL CHANGES IN BOYS AND GIRLS