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This chapter analyzes similarities and differences in the basic body plans of plants and animals. It also covers basic physical constraints governing the shapes and sizes of organisms, including surface to volume ratios. The acquisition of nutrients, maintenance of body heat and metabolic rates, and reproductive needs of organisms are all included in the chapter's coverage of plant and animal body plans.

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