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Although the Devil's Finger Fungus looks much like a plant, it is classified in the kingdom Fungi. Which is a characteristic of fungi that is not found in organisms of the plant kingdom?

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Fungi lack chloroplasts and are heterotrophic organisms and so require preformed organic compounds as energy sources. With plants: Fungi have a cell wall and vacuoles.
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