Most adult fungi and plants share the characteristic of being multicellular organisms. Both groups have complex structures that allow them to perform essential life functions, such as growth and reproduction. Additionally, fungi and plants exhibit specialized cells for various functions, although their cellular structures and processes differ significantly. Importantly, both groups play crucial roles in their ecosystems, contributing to nutrient cycling and energy flow.
Most adult fungi and plants share the characteristic of being multicellular eukaryotes, meaning their cells contain a nucleus and other organelles. Both groups also have complex structures that allow for specialized functions, such as nutrient absorption in fungi and photosynthesis in plants. Additionally, they both play essential roles in their ecosystems, with fungi being crucial for decomposition and nutrient cycling, while plants are primary producers.
All animals share the characteristic of being consumers (a). They obtain energy by consuming organic matter, which distinguishes them from plants and fungi that produce their own food through photosynthesis or decomposition. Unlike plants and fungi, animals do not have cell walls and instead have cells with membranes, and they also possess cell nuclei. Budding is a form of asexual reproduction found in some organisms but is not a defining characteristic of all animals.
Plants and fungi are very different organisms in the world. These two organisms do however share the fact that they always have a cell wall.
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.
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.
Most adult fungi and plants share the characteristic of being multicellular eukaryotes, meaning their cells contain a nucleus and other organelles. Both groups also have complex structures that allow for specialized functions, such as nutrient absorption in fungi and photosynthesis in plants. Additionally, they both play essential roles in their ecosystems, with fungi being crucial for decomposition and nutrient cycling, while plants are primary producers.
Plants and fungi are very different organisms in the world. These two organisms do however share the fact that they always have a cell wall.
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All animals share the characteristic of being consumers (a). They obtain energy by consuming organic matter, which distinguishes them from plants and fungi that produce their own food through photosynthesis or decomposition. Unlike plants and fungi, animals do not have cell walls and instead have cells with membranes, and they also possess cell nuclei. Budding is a form of asexual reproduction found in some organisms but is not a defining characteristic of all animals.
Fungi are... Fungi. The four kingdoms of the Eukarya domain are: Protists, Plantae, Animalia, and Fungi. It is strange that people would even consider the fact that Fungi and Plants are in the same kingdom. For instance: Plants are photosynthesizers; they make their food off of the sunlight provided by the sun. Fungi are decomposers; they feed off of decaying plant and animal life they find. A plant's cell structure is also almost completely different than a fungus's. In addition, Plants start life in seed form, Fungi do not. When you add up all of the facts, the only characteristic of these two Eukaryotes that even suggests that they share the same kingdom is that they are both stationary. Nothing else.
Plants and fungi are very different organisms in the world. These two organisms do however share the fact that they always have a cell wall.
Fungi are neither plants nor animals. They belong to their own separate kingdom called Fungi. While they share some similarities with plants in terms of cell structure and reproduction, they obtain nutrients through absorption like animals do.
Mycorrhizal fungi help plants communicate by transferring nutrients and chemical signals between them through their network of fungal threads, allowing plants to share resources and information for better growth and defense.
Fungi are more closely related to animals than plants. They do share some similarity to plants, though. For example, plants and fungi are both able to synthesize the amino acid lysine (animals are not); however, fungi use the AAA pathway, and plants use the DAP pathway. Plants and fungi have cells walls. Plant cell walls are made of cellulose, while fungal cell walls are made of chitin.
Some people mistakenly classify toadstools as plants due to their similar appearance to mushrooms and their growth in soil or decaying matter, which can resemble typical plant environments. Additionally, both toadstools and plants share the characteristic of being stationary and having a structure that rises above the ground. However, toadstools are actually fungi, which belong to a separate biological kingdom, distinct from plants. This misconception often arises from a lack of understanding of the differences in biological classification and characteristics between fungi and plants.
Fungi are not plants mainly because they are heterotrophic and lack the capacity to perform photosynthesis. Fungi are more closely related to animals than plants and most protists. (The term protist has no phylogenetic meaning anymore. That is, "protists" are not all related to one another. There are some prostists that group with fungi in the most recent eukaryotic tree of life. However, more research needs to be done to discover the synapomorphies, or shared, derived traits, between fungi and these protists.) They are more similar to protists in that many protists are also heterotrophic. However, most protists use the DAP pathway to synthesize lysine while fungi use the AAA pathway. Protists use a variety of compounds to store energy. Plants use starch and starch-like compounds. Fungi and animals use glycogen. The cisternae of the mitochondria of many protists are tubular, while animals and fungi have plate-like cisternae.
Protists, fungi, plants, and animals share a domain in the six kingdom system because they are all eukaryotic organisms, meaning their cells have a true nucleus enclosed within a membrane. This common characteristic distinguishes them from prokaryotic organisms like bacteria, which are classified in a separate domain. Within this domain, these organisms are further classified into separate kingdoms based on their specific characteristics and evolutionary relationships.