Which is a characteristic of member of the plant kingdom that distinguishes them from members of the animal kingdom?

Answer 1

The biggest difference is that plants tend to be photosynthetic/autotrophic (Indian pipe plants are a recently evolved exception, no trace of chlorophyll) while all animals are heterotrophic. Other plant species are both heterotrophic and photosynthetic such as parasitic and carnivorous plants. This key difference is due to their evolutionary descent- both evolved from types of protists. Plants evolved from algae and animals evolved from protozoa.

Answer 2

Members of the plant kingdom have cell walls while animals don't.

Most plants have chlorophyll and are autotrophs unlike animals.

Plants do not move whereas most animals move (Exceptions- Members of Porifera, like sponges).

Answer 3

The biggest difference is that plants tend to be photosynthetic/autotrophic (Indian pipe plants are a recently evolved exception, no trace of chlorophyll) while all animals are heterotrophic. Other plant species are both heterotrophic and photosynthetic such as parasitic and carnivorous plants. This key difference is due to their evolutionary descent- both evolved from types of protists. Plants evolved from algae and animals evolved from protozoa.

Answer 4

There are two characteristics. One is that plants are autotrophs. They have chlorophyll which enables them to use inorganic substances for the production of food. However, animals are heterotrophs. No animal can make its own food.

The second one is that plant cells have cell walls whereas animal cells don't.

There several other characteristics like locomotion but there some exceptions in animals like sponges (belonging to the phylum Porifera) for example cannot move in spite of being an animal.

Answer 5

Use of chlorophyll for solar-energy transformation. :)

Answer 6

Being motile. motile meaning being able to move around. animals can do that, obviously, because they have legs. But plants, on the other hand, are rooted to the ground.

Answer 7

They have a cell wall in their cells. They also have a large vacuole, and chloroplasts .

Answer 8

A plant cell's cell structure is slightly different- they have a cell wall along with a cell membrane and chloroplasts (photosynthesis)

Answer 9

Photosynthesis differentiates plants and animals .