A sea anemone is in the animal kingdom, even though it resembles a plant.

What characteristic allowed scientists to definitively classify the sea anemone as an animal rather than a plant?

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Sea anemone are not photosynthetic
Sea anemone are not photosynthetic

Sea anemone are eukaryotic
Sea anemone are eukaryotic

Sea anemone are heterotrophic
Sea anemone are heterotrophic

Sea anemone do not have cell walls
Sea anemone do not have cell walls

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The characteristic that allowed scientists to definitively classify the sea anemone as an animal rather than a plant is:

Sea anemone are heterotrophic

This means that sea anemones obtain their nutrients by consuming other living organisms, which is a key trait of animals.