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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.
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Which two groups are closely related evolutionarily plants and animals plants and fungi fungi and animals?
fungi & animals
Why are Fungi like plants and animals?
Fungi are like plants because they don't move like plants. Because of this early scientists have classified fungi into same category as plants. Fungi are like animals because they are heterotrophic. They cannot produce their own food. One plant that moves like an animal is the TickleMe Plant. The leaves of the TickleMe Plant fold up and the branches droop when Tickled and it can be grown as a pet indoors.
What do fungi have in common with plants?
Fungi are not plants.
What are the results of meiosis in plants and fungi?
The results of meiosis in plants and fungi is the formation of genes
How does fungi differ from green plants?
Fungi do not photosynthesize.
Why do scientists consider plants to be fungi?
Scientists do not consider plants to be fungi. Plants are autotrophic organisms that are able to synthesize new organic compounds from inorganic carbon (usually in the form of carbon dioxide) utilizing the energy found in sunlight. This is preformed in specialized organelles called chloroplasts and uses pigments called chlorophyll. Fungi are heterotrophic, which means they are unable to turn inorganic carbon into organic carbon and must derive all of their energy by breaking down organic compounds produced by other organisms.
Why do some scientists classify fungi as plants and other scientists classify them as animals?
Some scientists classify fungi as plants because they share certain characteristics like cell walls and non-motility. Other scientists classify fungi as animals due to their heterotrophic nature, similar to animals, and their ability to store energy as glycogen, like animals do. Ultimately, fungi are placed in their own kingdom, separate from plants and animals, due to their unique characteristics.
Why do some scientists believe fungi were important in the transition of plants to the land?
It is because Fungi are more ohemically and qunetically simillar to animal than organism.
Why do some scientists believe fungi were important to the transition of plants to the land?
It is because Fungi are more ohemically and qunetically simillar to animal than organism.
Scientists that study fungi?
Scientists that study fungi are called mycologists.
What kingdom is most similar to the plant kingdom?
Fungi were once grouped with the kingdom plantae, whoever scientists decided that Fungi were too fundamentally different from plants because they lacked chloroplast and chlorophyll, they had no stems or roots, and Fungi are decomposers not producers. so scientists gave Fungi their own kingdom.
What is one similarity between fungi and plants?
Fungi and plants are multicellular.
Are fungi plants or animals?
They are of their own kingdom; Fungi.They generally are decomposers, not photosynthesizers.Some "fungi" are difficult to classify and have been classified as fungi because they have more similarities with fungi than actual plants or other life-forms.It is a life-form that is widely researched and some specimens tickle many a scientist brain as to where they actually belong.This middle paragraph seems to confuse Fungi with Protista. " Scientists brains are not tickled " as to where Fungi belong as they are all Eumycota. The only dispute over classification is within the group Fungi as molecular genetics has challenged some taxonomy that classified Fungi physically. Fungi are not plants, animals or protists.
Which two groups are closely related evolutionarily plants and animals plants and fungi fungi and animals?
fungi & animals
Why are Fungi like plants and animals?
Fungi are like plants because they don't move like plants. Because of this early scientists have classified fungi into same category as plants. Fungi are like animals because they are heterotrophic. They cannot produce their own food. One plant that moves like an animal is the TickleMe Plant. The leaves of the TickleMe Plant fold up and the branches droop when Tickled and it can be grown as a pet indoors.
What do fungi have in common with plants?
Fungi are not plants.
What is the evolutionary ancestor ancestor to the fungi?
Scientists have not identified an evolutionary ancestor to fungi.
