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Is an oak tree a vertebrate?

An oak tree is a member of the plant family. Therefore, it is neither a vertebrate, nor an invertebrate.


Is a fungi considered a plant or an animal?

There are three domains of life, Prokarya, Eukarya and Archaea. Plants, animals and fungi all fall under Eukarya (Cells with nuclear envelopes and membranes). Bacteria are prokaryotic, and do not have a nucleus or nuclear membrane. Fungi are more closely related to animals than they are to plants (despite physical appearances). Fungi and Animals both evolved from a choanoflagellate ancestor (a protist), while plants evolved from another eukaryotic protist lineage (the green algae lineage). Fungi are neither plants, nor animals, but they are more closely related to animals than plants. They form their own kingdom, under the domain Eukarya.


What is meaning of mesophyte?

A mesophyte is a plant that grows in habitats with moderate water availability. These plants typically thrive in environments where there is neither excess water nor drought conditions. Mesophytes are adapted to receive just the right amount of water to support their growth and development.


Are bacteria and fungi plants or animals?

Bacteria and fungi are members of their own kingdoms so they are neither plants nor animals. Some bacteria are studied by botanists because of their similarity to some plants. A good example is cyano-bacteria which uses the same type of chlorophyll as plants. Although each genera are assigned to various kingdoms there are often grey areas in the definitions of the kingdoms. Bacteria belong to the domain of prokarya and are a complete domain of life apart from that of the kingdoms of fungi, animalia and plantae, which all belong to the domain eukarya. Fungi are more closely related to animals and both descend from a common ancestor, a eukaryotic protist most likely related to choanoflagellates, however, plants diverged far earlier and share no common ancestors with fungi and animals. They are instead descended from green algae, another eukaryotic protist.


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.

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Are there plants close to the Sirius star?

Neither plants, nor animals, nor other creatures have yet been confirmed, outside the planet Earth.Neither plants, nor animals, nor other creatures have yet been confirmed, outside the planet Earth.Neither plants, nor animals, nor other creatures have yet been confirmed, outside the planet Earth.Neither plants, nor animals, nor other creatures have yet been confirmed, outside the planet Earth.


Can neither...nor be used to combine sentences with two different subjects and verbs like neither are animals able to reproduce nor plants to survive from the heat?

No, the construction "neither...nor" should be used to combine sentences with the same subject and verbs, such as "Neither animals are able to reproduce nor plants are able to survive from the heat."


What is definition of protista?

Protista are neither plants nor animals. They have characteristics of both plants and animals. They make their own food just like plants but move around like animals.


What is an example of something that is neither plant nor animal?

An example of something that is neither plant nor animal is a fungus. Fungi belong to their own kingdom and are distinct from both plants and animals. They obtain nutrients through absorption rather than photosynthesis.


Do plants or animals have high concentrations on the element gold?

Neither plants nor animals have high concentrations on the element gold. Plants that surround areas with gold deposits will have some low level of gold.


Are trees vertebrates or invertebrates?

Tree's are neither vertebrates nor invertebrates, as those are distinctions used in the animal kingdom, and plants are not animals.


Are mushroom are plants or animals?

Neither. They are fungi.


The sea in which neither fish nor animals can live?

Dead Sea.


What are some commensalism with plants and animals in everglades national park?

The meaning of commencalism mean the host is neither harmed nor gain or benefit from the parasite but the parasite gain from the host.


Is tulip a vertebrate?

they are neither because there plants not animals


Is a Tapir a carnivoure or a herbivoure?

It is neither. Nor are any other animals, for that matter.


Is a fungus plant?

According to the new classification of living organisms, fungi are neither plants nor animals. They are in a separate Kingdom: Fungi.