(N/A) The characteristics used to classify plants are different from those used for animals because their basic body designs differ significantly,based on the need to produce their own food (plants) or acquire food (animals).
Criteria for deciding divisions in plants include:
$1$. Whether the plant body is differentiated or undifferentiated.
$2$. Presence or absence of specialized vascular tissues.
$3$. Ability to bear seeds (with or without seeds).
$4$. If seeds are present,whether they are naked or enclosed within fruits.
Animals cannot be classified using these criteria because their fundamental body plans are distinct from plants. Animals are instead classified based on their specific body structure,such as the presence of a notochord,symmetry,levels of organization,and the presence of a coelom.