 | Animal | Plant |
|---|---|---|
| Kingdom | Animalia, Linnaeus, 1758 | Plantae |
| Introduction (from Wikipedia) | Animals are a major group of mostly multicellular, eukaryotic organisms of the kingdom Animalia or Metazoa. Their body plan eventually becomes fixed as they develop, although some undergo a process of metamorphosis later on in their life. | Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. They include familiar organisms such as trees, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. |
| Definiton | n taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals. Synonyms: animal kingdom, kingdom Animalia Type of: kingdom. the highest taxonomic group into which organisms are grouped; one of five biological categories. | Plantae is a kingdom of multicellular organisms characterized by the ability of most of them to obtain their own energy from sunlight by photosynthesis. |
| Type | Eukaryotic; Heterotrophic;multicellular | Eukaryotic; autotrophic |
| cell wall | None | Composed of cellulose |
| Examples | Bear, Humans | Oak tree; moss |
| movement | motile | non motile |
| Nutrition | Heterotrophic | Autotrophic |
| Bone marrow | Yes | No |
| Reproduction | sexual reproduction | Typically sexual reproduction, though asexual is common. |
| Photosynthesis | cannot perform photosynthesis | Most plants perform photosynthesis. |
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