Growth in Animals & Plants
- Growth is described as a permanent increase in size or mass
- The growth process is slightly different in plants compared to animals
- Both plants and animals grow via two key processes:
- Cell division - mitosis
- Cell differentiation - development of specialised features creating specialised cells
- Plants also grow through a unique process called cell elongation
- This is where hormones, such as auxin, cause cells to grow longer in response to certain stimuli e.g. sunlight