* Platyhelminthes (flatworms): Include tapeworms and flukes.
* Nematoda (roundworms): Include hookworms, pinworms, and ascarids.
While plants and animals share some similarities, like being eukaryotic organisms, they are fundamentally different in their cellular structure, mode of nutrition, and overall physiology.
Here's a quick comparison:
Plants:
* Autotrophic (make their own food through photosynthesis)
* Have cell walls made of cellulose
* Typically stationary
Animals:
* Heterotrophic (consume other organisms for food)
* Lack cell walls
* Typically motile
Helminths clearly fit the characteristics of animals, being multicellular, heterotrophic, and lacking cell walls.