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Plants are often compared to fungi, but they are not as closely related. Using your

understanding of phylogenetic relationships, explain why fungi and plants are not as
closely related as people think. Discuss the similarities and differences between
fungi and plants. Make sure to include discussions of their metabolism, reproduction,
structure and other important characteristics.

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Plants create energy by metabolizing nutrients absorbed from the environment. Fungi are decomposes, metabolizing by taking nutrients from something else such as another plant. Plants use the energy they create to grow and produce seeds and spores, similar to fungi who produce spores as well. As for their overall structures, plants contain chlorophyll within their cells while fungi do not. The cell wall of fungi is composed of chitin, glucans, and protein while plants cell walls are typically made of cellulose, agar, hemicellulose, and pectin.
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