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How are fungi similar to plants?
i believe they have a root system that makes them both similar
How are fungi like plants?
Fungi lack chlorophyll which means they can't photosynthesize, and the composition of fungal cell walls are quite different from those of plants.
How are the cells of fungi similar to cells in plants?
Both have cell walls.
How are plant and fungi similar?
Fungi and plants are similar in that they both require carbon and energy. Plants meet this need through carbon dioxide and light, while Fungi absorb and metabolize a variety of carbohydrates and insoluble carbohydrates.
How are the cells of fungi similar to the cells of plants?
because have the same organism an animalia
Which fungal features supports the phylogenetic conclusion that fungi are more closely related to animals than plants?
Features like chitin in cell walls, glycogen as a storage polysaccharide, and the presence of ergosterol in cell membranes support the phylogenetic conclusion that fungi are more closely related to animals than plants. Additionally, fungi and animals share similar modes of nutrition, such as absorption.
Are plants older than fungi?
No, fungi are generally considered to be older than plants in evolutionary terms. Fungi are believed to have emerged around 1.5 billion years ago, while land plants appeared much later, approximately 470 million years ago. Both groups share a common ancestor, but fungi diverged and evolved before plants took to land.
Why do scientists not consider plants to be fungi?
Plants are made out of cells with cell walls constructed of cellulose, the fiberous pieces in plants. Fungi, in contrast, have cells walls constructed of chitin. Fungi are also heterotrophs, obtaining nutrients from other living organisms. Plants are autotrophs, creating nutrients from photosynthesis. Fungi don't have leaves. Plants do. In general, fungi are fundamentally different than plants. For that reason, scientists categorize them differently.
What phylum is a mushroom?
Fungi. Closer to animals than to plants actually.
Why were fungi considered as plants?
On a macro level, fungi look a lot like plants. Scientists felt either that fungi were simple plants without chloroplasts, or had shed these parts to become mostly parasitic. They have cell walls, and outside of some slime molds, are not mobile. Their mycellium (the fuzzy white lines that are the 'real' fungus) are outwardly similar to a simple root system. They also 'fruited' with mushrooms of some form on most of the higher species. The DNA and proteins told a very different story! On a genetic level, animals and plants are very similar, so similar that it's now believed the ancestor of fungi should be on the same fork of the 'tree of life'.
What are the physical features of the fungi kingdom?
Fungi are Eukaryotic, non-vascular organisms. They are immobile and reproduce by means of both sexual and asexual reproduction. Fungi cell wall is similar in structure to that of plants but they are composed of chitin. Fungi are heterotrophic organisms.
Is a mushroom a legume or a fungi?
A mushroom is a fungus, not a legume. Fungi belong to a different biological kingdom than legumes, which are plants that belong to the Fabaceae family.
