What are the similarities between plants and animals?

1.	What are the similarities between plants and animals?
Answer» 1. Both plants and animals increase in height, size and weight as they grow into an adult. 2. They require food to supply energy to carry out the various life processes. 3. They have a fixed life span after which they die. 4. All plants and animals respire and they take in oxygen and give out carbon dioxide while breathing. 5. All the plants and animals excrete their wastes produced in their body. 6. All plants and animals have ability to reproduce. 7. All plants and animals show responsiveness to their external stimuli.

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1. Both plants and animals increase in height, size and weight as they grow into an adult.

2. They require food to supply energy to carry out the various life processes.

3. They have a fixed life span after which they die.

4. All plants and animals respire and they take in oxygen and give out carbon dioxide while breathing.

5. All the plants and animals excrete their wastes produced in their body.

6. All plants and animals have ability to reproduce.

7. All plants and animals show responsiveness to their external stimuli.

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