Question 1 of 13intermediate🔍 AnalyzeLong Answer5 marks

List the similarities and differences in life cycles of plants and animals.

Correct Answer

Similarities between life cycles of plants and animals include several key features. Both begin with reproduction where a new organism is produced.

Both go through various stages of growth and development. Both require nutrition for growth.

Both eventually reach an adult stage and finally die. Both maintain continuity of their kind through reproduction.

Differences between plants and animals are also significant. Plants generally start their life cycle from a seed, while animals start from an egg or live birth.

Plants remain fixed at one place throughout their life, while most animals can move from place to place.

Plants produce flowers, fruits and seeds during their life cycle, while animals produce young ones directly or through eggs.

Plants show gradual changes from seed to seedling to mature plant, while some animals like mosquitoes and frogs show dramatic body changes called metamorphosis during their life stages.

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Explanation

The chapter explains that both plants and animals are living beings that go through various stages during their lives. The life cycle of a plant starts with seed germination, followed by growth, flowering, fruit production, and seed formation (Page 13). The life cycle of animals begins with a newborn that undergoes various stages of growth and development, followed by an adult stage and finally death (Page 20). The chapter specifically describes the life cycles of mosquitoes (egg, larva, pupa, adult) and frogs (egg, tadpole, froglet, adult) where significant changes occur in body shape and structure during various stages.

Solution Steps

  1. Both plants and animals begin with reproduction and go through various stages of growth and development

  2. Both require nutrition, reach an adult stage, and eventually die

  3. Both maintain continuity of their kind through reproduction

  4. Plants start their life cycle from seeds, while animals start from eggs or live birth

  5. Plants remain fixed at one place, while most animals can move from place to place

  6. Plants produce flowers, fruits and seeds, while animals produce young ones directly or through eggs

  7. Plants show gradual changes, while some animals like mosquitoes and frogs undergo metamorphosis

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