a) What are the basis of putting plants and animals in two different categories Write one main difference between - Science -

Question

a) What are the basis of putting plants and animals in two
different categories? Write one main difference between fungi and
plantae
b) Classify the following in their respective phylum / class;
Jellyfish, Earthworm, Cockroach, Rat

Summaiyya Khan · Accepted Answer

There are different basis of classification of plants and
animals-
1
Mode of nutrition- Plants are autotrophic and animals are
heterotrophic

2 Presence or absence of cell wall- Plant have cell wall made up of
cellulose whereas animals lack cell wall

3 Locomotion- Plants do not show locomotion whereas animals show
movement as well as locomotion

Fungi are heterotrophic cannot synthesize its own food whereas
plantae are autotrophic can prepare its own food

S No

Organism

Phylum

Class

1
Jellyfish
Coelentrata or cnidaria
Scyphozoa

2
Earthworm
Annelida
Oligochaeta

3
Cockroach
Arthopoda
Insecta

4
Rat
Chordata
Mammalia

S.No	Organism	Phylum	Class
1.	Jellyfish	Coelentrata or cnidaria	Scyphozoa
2.	Earthworm	Annelida	Oligochaeta
3.	Cockroach	Arthopoda	Insecta
4.	Rat	Chordata	Mammalia

a) What are the basis of putting plants and animals in two different categories? Write one main difference between fungi and plantae. b) Classify the following in their respective phylum / class; Jellyfish, Earthworm, Cockroach, Rat.

a) What are the basis of putting plants and animals in two different categories? Write one main difference between fungi and plantae.

b) Classify the following in their respective phylum / class; Jellyfish, Earthworm, Cockroach, Rat.