| Plants | Animals |
| They can make their own food through the process of photosynthesis. They are autotrophs | They cannot make their own food. They are heterotrophs. |
| They show movement, but cannot show locomotion i.e., they cannot change their position from one place to another. | They show movement as well as locomotion. |
| The show response to stimuli, but lack sense organs | They also show responses to stimuli and have well-developed sense organs. |
| They grow throughout their life. | They stop growing once they reach their adult form. |