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i need an explanation for this myth i have made for my science assignment "why are fish and plants not in the same phylum"​

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They can't be in the same phylum because they are in two different categories on the basis of Mode of nutrition. Plants are autotrophs, while animals are heterotrophs. Cell wall is present in plant cells, while it is absent in animal cells.

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A phylum is a major group of animals or in some classifications plants sharing one or more fundamental characteristics that set them apart from all other animals and plants/

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