What Is the Difference Between Plants and Algae?

Imagine you're building a house. Plants are like houses with strong walls that help them stand tall and stay firm on land. Algae, though, are more like flexible tents floating in the water, they don’t need strong walls to hold up. Both use sunlight to make food, but how they grow and live is different.

Take the quiz →

Examples

A tree in your backyard has thick, hard walls, it's like a plant.
A pond full of floating green shapes is where algae live most of their lives.
Seaweed sways back and forth in the ocean, that’s an example of algae.

Ask a question

Discussion

Recent activity

Categories: Biology · plants· algae· biology· cell structure· photosynthesis