Plant and Animal Chart

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Transport

Non-Vascular
Plants
Diffusion and
Osmosis

Gymnosper
ms
Xylem and
Phloem

Angiosperm
s
Xylem and
Phloem

Diffusion

Loss of
oxygen and
transpiratio
n through
stomata.
Plant
hormones,
auxin,
cytokinins,
gibberellins,
tropisms.

Loss of
oxygen and
transpiratio
n through
stomata.
Plant
hormones,
auxin,
cytokinins,
gibberellins,
tropisms.

Water
enters
through

Water
enters
through

Excretion

Regulation

Respiration

Diffusion and
Osmosis

Water enters
through roots
or rhizoids,

Annelid
Worms
Primitive
Circulatory
system,
oxygen
diffuses
through
skin, aortic
arches.
Nephridia

Ganglia and
ventral
nerve cord,
moist skin
surface.

Diffusion
through
moist skin.

Insects

Amphibia
ns
Open
Closed
circulatory
circulator
system,
y system,
hemolymph 3
chambere
d heart.

Mammals

Malpighian
Tubules

Kidneys
with
nephrons,
excretory
system.
CNS, fully
developed
endocrine
system

Kidneys
with
nephrons,
excretory
system.
Pheromone Ectotherm
s, reflexes,
ic, moist
ectothermic skin
.
surface,
CNS
(central
nervous
system)
Gas
Lungs or
exchange
gills,
through
dependin

Closed
circulatory
system, 4
chambere
d heart.

Lungs

O2 enters
through
stomates on
leaves and is
the byproduct
of
photosynthesi
s.

Autotrophic
Nutrition

Reproducti
on

Alternation of
generation,
gametophyte
is dominant
phase.

roots or
rhizoids, O2
enters
through
stomates on
leaves and
is the
byproduct
of
photosynthe
sis.
Autotrophic

roots or
rhizoids, O2
enters
through
stomates on
leaves and
is the
byproduct
of
photosynthe
sis.
Autotrophic Heterotrophi
c, eats
decaying
matter in
the soil.
Alternation
Alternation
Hermaphrod
of
of
ite, Sexual
generations, generations, Reproductio
naked
seeds
n
seed,
surrounded
sexual and
by fruits,
asexual
produces
reproductio
flowers for
n.
sexual
reproductio
n with
pollen and
asexual

trachea.

g on
stage of
developm
ent.

Heterotrop
hic,
primitive
digestive
system.
Sexual,
internal
fertilization,
lays eggs.

Heterotro
phic,
advanced
digestive
system.
Sexual,
external
fertilizatio
n, eggs
laid in
water or
moist
areas.

Heterotro
phic,
advanced
digestive
system.
Sexual,
internal
fertilizatio
n, most
are
placental,
some are
marsupial
or
monotrem
es.

Growth from
Growth and a spore.
Developme
nt

Java Moss
Examples

through
propagation
.
Growth from Growth from
a seed
a seed
using
using
growth
growth
regulating
regulating
hormones.
hormones.

Maiden Hair
Tree

Magnoliids

Born with a
minimum
number of
segments,
segments
added to
the anterior
of the
organism.

Incomplete
and
complete
metamorph
osis, larva
and pupa
stages.

Develop
in an egg
then
metamor
phosis in
some
species to
adult
form.

Polychaeta

Beetle

Frog

Developm
ent in
uterus
(placental
s), in an
egg
(monotre
mes), or
pouch
(marsupia
ls).
Human