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Plants and animals are both kingdoms of living things. They differ in important aspects. The chart below summarizes some of these differences.
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PLANTS
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ANIMALS
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| Plants generally are rooted in one place an do not move on their own | Most animals have the ability to move fairly freely. |
| Plants contain chlorophyl and can make their own food |
Animals cannot make their own food and are dependent on plants and other animals for food.
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| Plants give off oxygen and take in carbon dioxide given off by animals. | Animals give off carbon dioxide which plants need to make food and take in oxygen which they need to breathe. |
| Plants cells have cell walls and other structures differ from those of animals. | Animal cells do not have cell walls and have different structures than plant cells |
| Plants have either no or very basic ability to sense. | Animals have a much more highly develped sensory and nervous system. |