I personally never grow tomatoes. I'm collecting some seedlings that grow wildly from tomatoes that people throwed outside. I couldn't figure out whether that small plant on the right is a tomato or not?
The plant on the left side I'm sure it is.
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1It might be. Sometimes tomato plants don't show the mature "lobed" leaflet shape on the first few leaves for some reason. – alephzero Nov 16 '18 at 13:19
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Yes. Probably the shape is kinda deformed. I might need to wait for several weeks to really know it. – Plain_Dude_Sleeping_Alone Nov 17 '18 at 03:17
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1Does it smell like a tomato? If you rub a leaf and smell your fingers it should smell like a tomato plant if it is one. – Brōtsyorfuzthrāx Nov 18 '18 at 01:59
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2It does not look like a tomato to me. To smooth for a start. Does it have a lot of fine hairs on the stems ? (Tomato's do) – davidgo Nov 21 '18 at 18:32
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@davidgo, man you're right. I've just realized that. 'm sure I've been picking up the wrong plants and there so many of them. – Plain_Dude_Sleeping_Alone Nov 24 '18 at 08:48
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There are two main things, based on which you will be able to recognize a young tomato plant:
1) The stem
It has a little strings like hair all over it, which are basically potential roots. When they meet dirt, they become ones. Every tomato plant should have them.
2) The leaves.
In order to recognize whether they are from tomato, you have to see the picture above. As every plant, they are typisch and special. 
I can not see the stem very well on your picture, but based on the leaves, it doesnt look to me as a tomato plant personally.
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