Question

How did fungi get to be their own kingdom instead of being filed under plants?

Answer 1

Plants:

1. Plants are eukaryotic organisms that are photosynthetic in nature.
2. They are characterized based on features such as being multicellular, the presence of cellulose in the cell walls, and photosynthetic nutrition.

Fungi:

1. Fungi are eukaryotic organisms and it includes yeasts, moulds, and mushrooms.
2. They are heterotrophs and act as major decomposers in the environment.
3. A unique feature of fungi is that they contain chitin in their cell wall.
4. They were previously filed under plants but since they lack chlorophyll pigments and have different structural features compared to plants, they have been named a separate kingdom.