How Do Plants and Animals Differ in How They Take

question 54

Multiple Choice

How do plants and animals differ in how they take in nutrients?

• A) Plants take in simple chemicals, which they synthesize into larger molecules; animals take up larger, more complex molecules.
• B) Plants need to take in nitrogen-containing molecules, but animals do not.
• C) Plants take in complex molecules; animals take up relatively simple chemicals and synthesize larger molecules.
• D) Plants must absorb all 20 amino acids, whereas animals are able to synthesize all amino acids.

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