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Mushrooms are classified as fungi rather than plants because first of all, they do not contain chlorophyll to make their own food, so as a result they are not green and do not need sunlight to grow. Second, there are no actual roots, leaves, or stems. (the tightly packed hyphae make the stem/stalk seem solid). Third, mushrooms mostly feed on dead organisms, which keep the environment clean. So without the fungi's, or mushrooms, help, the Earth would be littered with dead plants and animals!
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 12y agoA mushroom is a fungus and not a plant because plants are autotrophs, which means that they can make their own food. Mushrooms (and all other fungi) need to get food from other organisms, which means they are heterotrophs. Animals are also heterotrophs, but fungi are not animals because animals can move.
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∙ 14y agoBecause mushrooms, like other fungi, have chitin in their cell walls, where as plants have cellulose.
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Do mushroom have chloroplast?
a mushroom does not have chloroplasts because it is a fungus not a plant.
What type of organism is the mushroom?
A mushroom is a Fungus
What is a mushroom?
fungus, mold, etc mushroom reproduces by spore
What is meant by the fruit of a fungus?
The mushroom. The biggest component of a fungus is not what you think of as the mushroom, it's a mass of tiny strands called hyphae. It's only when the fungus is ready to reproduce that it puts up a fruiting body (what we call a mushroom).
Is mushroom a herb shrub or tree?
It is a fungus.
What is the difference between a plant and a mushroom in the way they obtain food?
mushroom = fungus; fungus does not = plant
How much fungi is in a mushroom?
A mushroom is a fungus. There is no measurement of how much of a classification of plants is in a plant. So, a mushroom is 100% fungus.
How mushroom is vegetarian?
They're a fungus, a plant
Do mushroom have chloroplast?
a mushroom does not have chloroplasts because it is a fungus not a plant.
What sort of plant is a death cap?
It is a mushroom, toadstool, or fungus (fungi).
The organism that would be studied by a botanist?
mushroom because it is not a plant it is a fungus.
What is the point of a mushroom in a fungus?
A mushroom is a type of fungus.
Can a plant such as a mushroom manufacture glucose by the process of photosynthesis?
No, because a mushroom is not a plant, but a fungus. Fungi are not members of the plant kingdom. In fact, mushrooms are genetically closer to animals than they are to plant.
What type of organism is the mushroom?
A mushroom is a Fungus
What is Wasabi Mushroom Fungus mean?
FOOD EXCEPT FUNGUS :] gripman WASABI MUSHROOM FUNGUS
What sprouts out of the ground it needs water to grow and you can eat it but its not a plant?
Fungus like Mushrooms sprout out of the ground and need water to grow and you can eat some kinds of Mushroom but it is a Fungus not a Plant
How are mushroom and horseradish different?
Horseradish is the root of a plant (rather like a carrot but white). A mushroom is the fruiting body of a fungus and is made from compact mycelia.
