Fundamentals of Biology

Assignment

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Wershah Abbas
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Difference between animal tissue and plant tissue.
 ANIMAL TISSUE PLANT TISSUE
1. It consists of living cells only. It consists of both living and non-living cells
only.

2. It requires more energy than plant It requires less energy.

tissue.

3. It possesses limited growth. Most plant tissues possess unlimited growth.

4. It supports locomotion. It provides mechanical support.

5. It possesses a heterotrophic mode of Most plant tissues are capable of producing

nutrition and requires food from their own food by photosynthesis.
outside.

6. Animal tissues are in the locomotive Plant tissues are in the stationary phase.
phase.

7. Animal tissues are divided into four Plant tissues are divided into three types:
types: Epithelial, connective, muscle, Epidermal, Ground, and vascular tissue.
and nervous tissue.

Difference between animal cell and plant cell.

 ANIMAL CELL PLANT CELL

1. Outer covering of animal cells is

The outer covering of plant cells is known as
known as the cell membrane which is
the cell wall which is non-living.
living.

2. Plastids are absent in animal cells. Plastids are present.

3. Many small vacuoles are present in an

A central large vacuole is present.
animal cell.

4. Centrioles are present. Centrioles are absent.

5. Animal cell is comparatively small in

A plant cell is usually large in size.
size.

6. It cannot synthesize nutrients. It can synthesize nutrients.

7. Lysosomes are present in an animal

Lysosomes are absent in the plant cell.
cell.