The similarities between plants and animals are: 

(i) Both plants and animals are made up of cells.

(ii) Both contain living substance protoplasm.

(iii) Certain life processes i.e., respiration, digestion, reproduction, assimilation etc. take place in both the groups in an identical manner.

(iv) Both show response to external stimuli.

(v) Growth is present in both the groups.

(vi) Both reproduce and pass on their hereditary characters to the offspring by the same mechanism.