<span>Mineral crystals are characterized by having flat and habit surfaces. The most important characteristic of the crystal is that their atoms</span><span> are arranged in a regular, highly ordered way. The faces of the mineral crystals are flat and have specific orientation. We recognize most by their shape, but what truly defines them whether a solid is a crystal or not is the microscopic atomic arrangement. </span>
Similarity: both burnings lead to energy production and both result in CO2 emission. difference: food is burned in the process called cellular respiration. this process consists of a few certain stages preventing our body from heat shock.