| S. No. | Plant growth | Animal growth |
| (i) | Plant growth occurs in only meristematic zones. | In animal growth, almost all the cells increase in size. |
| (ii) | Plant growth is constructed in a modular fashion. Development is open-ended and their structure are never complete. | Embryonic growth is completed quite early, but mature size may be reached at specific periods. |
| (iii) | Firstly growth is uniform but later it becomes irregular. | Animals grow in a synchronous and well defined way. |
| (iv) | The growth is unrestricted and diffused. | The growth is restricted and not diffused. |
| (v) | The freshly formed seedling cannot be called a miniature plant. | The young animal looks like a miniature version of the adult. |
