Characteristics that distinguishes plants and animals.

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• Primary Education

Characteristics that distinguish Plants and Animals

Are plants and animals the same?

Plants?

Animals?

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Plants

1.  Plants are living things made of many cells and they make their own food using

sunlight, water, and air.

2.  Plants have strong cell walls for support.

3. They have roots, stems, and leaves.

4. They grow towards light and need water to survive.

5. Plants release oxygen into the air for us to breathe.

6. They have stomata on their leaves to breath.

Animals

1.  Animals are living beings made up of cells.

2. They need food and water to get energy, for which they hunt.

3. Animals breathe through lungs such as lion, cats, and dogs whereas many animals like fishes breathe through gills.

4. Animals can move around freely. 

5. Animals have teeth, bones, and flesh.

Animals need sunlight to grow just like plants do.

1. True
2. Maybe
3. False
4. Not sure

How do plants breath through?

1. Lungs
2. Gills
3. Stomata
4. Roots

Animals can make their own food just like plants do.

1. True
2. False
3. Not sure
4. Maybe