Let me share with you a difference between Euglenophyta and plants.
| Aspect | Euglenophyta | Plants |
| Cellular organization | Unicellular | Multicellular |
| Composition of cell wall | Flexible pellicle | Cellulose-based cell wall |
| Features of chloroplasts | · Chloroplasts having three membranes · Pigments such as chlorophylls a and b and carotenoids |
· Chloroplasts having two membranes
· Pigments such as Chlorophylls a and b and carotenoids |
| Name of storage product | Paramylon (a type of carbohydrate) stored as a reserve | Starch stored as a reserve in plastids |
| Flagella | Have two unequal flagella | Absent in most plant cells; present in some reproductive structures (e.g., male gametes) |
| Mode of nutritional | Mixotrophic mode, can be photosynthetic or heterotrophic | Autotrophic mode |
| Type of reproduction | Asexual (binary fission) and some have sexual reproduction | Asexual (vegetative propagation) and sexual (via seeds or spores) reproduction |
| Habitat | Mostly freshwater, some in marine environments | Terrestrial, freshwater, and some in marine environments |
| Vascular Tissues | Absent | Present |
| Embryonic Development | Absent | Embryonic development is present in seeds |
| Specialized Structures | · Eyespot for light detection
· Contractile vacuole for osmoregulation |
· Root, stem, leaves for structural support and resource transport |