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Explain the difference between how humans and plants eat. Is there any waste involved? Compare and contrast how we eat, and what is produced at the end of the process.

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The differences between plants, animals, food, energy, and waste are discussed.

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The main difference between human and plant "eating" is the later produces energy and people don't have the capacity for that task. The important feature to consider is anything that is alive needs to get energy somewhere. Plants have special organelles that use energy from the sun to create energy in chloroplasts, process which is called photosynthesis. While humans have vacuoles, they are important to ...

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