Plants and animals have a number of things in common, despite their obvious differences. First, both plants and animals are living organisms. This means that they both take in energy from their environment, use that energy to grow and reproduce, and respond to their environment. Second, both plants and animals have a cell structure that is similar, with a nucleus and organelles such as mitochondria and chloroplasts. Finally, both plants and animals have a genetic code, written in DNA, that provides the instructions for how the organism will grow and function. Of course, there are also many differences between plants and animals, including the way they obtain
