There are significant differences, as well as some similarities, in the life cycles of plants vs. animals. a) Compare the general life cycle of a sexually reproducing plant vs. an animal. b) Describe features that allow plants vs. animals to reproduce on land with a limited supply of water. Include both fertilization and subsequent development of the fertilized egg in your answer. HINT: For plants, think of mosses which need a wet environment for reproduction as compared to flowering plants which can reproduce on dry land. For animals, compare an aquatic species to a bird or mammal.