The upcoming discussion will update you about the differences between Plant Growth and Animal Growth.
Difference # Plant Growth:
1. Plants possess well defined growing points or meristems.
2. Growth is apical, intercalary or lateral.
3. Growth is indefinite or unlimited.
4. Plant growth continues throughout the life of a plant.
5. New organs continue to be formed throughout the life of a plant.
6. Old organs are replaced by new organs.
Difference # Animal Growth:
1. Growing points or meristems are absent.
2. Growth is diffused.
3. Growth is definite or limited.
4. Growth stops in animals as soon as they mature, long before the appearance of senescence.
5. All organs are formed in the embryo. Later on, no new organs are added.
6. There is no such replacement.