Fungi knowledge
Why are not plants?
Fungi come in a wide variety of forms and life cycles. As a consequence it is very hard to classify them. In the past, fungi were classed as plants and only after in-depth studies the features that distinguished them from both vegetal organisms and all the other eukaryote organisms were discovered, so that they could be considered as belonging to a completely different kingdom. One of the first essential differences from plants is that fungi are heterotrophic; secondly, their cellular walls are composed of chitin, a carbohydrate that lacks in plants but can be found in the external skeleton of insects and crustaceans. In addition, fungi can store glycogen as a reserve material just like animals do.
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