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A Handbook of Biology
KÏÑGDØM PLÅÑTÅË (PLÅÑT KÏÑGDØM)
Plants are eukaryotic chlorophyll-
containing
organisms
with
cellulosic cell wall. (NEET 2018)
Some are partial heterotrophs
(e.g.
insectivorous
plants
like
bladderwort & Venus flytrap) or
parasites (e.g. Cuscuta).
Plantae
includes
algae,
bryophytes,
pteridophytes,
gymnosperms and angiosperms.
Life cycle of plants has 2 phases:
Diploid sporophytic & haploid
gametophytic. These phases alternate with each other. This is called
alternation of generation.
Among different plant groups, length of the haploid & diploid phases is
varied. Also, these phases are free living or dependent on other.
KÏÑGDØM ÅÑÏMÅLÏÅ (ÅÑÏMÅL KÏÑGDØM)
Animals are
multicellular,
heterotrophic,
eukaryotic
organisms without
cell wall.
They have a definite
growth pattern and
grow into adults
that have a definite
shape and size.
They directly or
indirectly depend on
plants for food.
Higher forms
show sensory
and neuromotor
mechanism.
They digest their
food in an internal
cavity and store food
reserves as glycogen
or fat. Their mode of
nutrition is holozoic
(by ingestion of food).
Most of them
are capable of
locomotion.
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Plant cell