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Why is mushroom kept in kingdom fungi?

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Step-by-step explanation:

the cell walls of fungi are made of chitin, not cellulose. Also, fungi absorb nutrients from other organisms, whereas plants make their own food. These are just a few of the reasons fungi are now placed in their own kingdom.

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