differentiate between kingdom fungi and kingdom plantae
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Plants
Fungi
Plants are eukaryotic autotrophs (with chlorophyll therefore carrying out photosynthesis, producers).
Fungi are eukaryotic heterotrophs (without chlorophyll) living either as saprophytes; feeding on dead or decayed matter or as parasites.
Plants are the producers in an ecosystem.
Fungi generally are the decomposers of the ecosystem.
Plant cell wall is made up of cellulose.
Fungal cell wall is made up of chitin.
Plants have definite cell wall.
Fungi may be septate or aseptate
Plant cells generally posses single nucleus.
Fungal cell may be uninucleate or multinucleate.
Plant body is differentiated into stem, root and leaf.
Fungal body is filamentous made up of mycelium and hyphae, non-parenchymatous without complex organs or differentiation.
In plants, stored food is starch.
In fungi, stored food is glycogen.
Plants reproduce by seeds.
Example: Mango tree (Mangifera indica), Rose (Rosa indica)
Classification of Plants Groups
Fungus reproduce by spores.
Example:
White button mushroom (Agaricus bisporus); Brewer's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae)
The primary distinction between plants and fungi is that plants can produce their own food, whilst fungi cannot. Plants, as you may know, produce their own sustenance using carbon dioxide, sunlight, and water. Photosynthesis is the name for this process.
Fungi, on the other hand, cannot produce their own sustenance. They usually feed as parasites on their hosts or breakdown materials and eat it as sustenance. This is the most crucial distinction to know when it comes to plants and fungi.
This leads us to the second distinction. Fungi lack chlorophyll, the green pigment that gives plants their vibrant green colour and aids photosynthesis.
The second distinction between plants and fungus is the way they reproduce. As we all know, reproduction is one of the most important characteristics that distinguishes a live organism from a nonliving one. Pollen and seeds are used by plants to reproduce.
Fungi, on the other hand, proliferate through spores. They lack pollen, fruit, and seeds. Another significant distinction is the manner in which they are connected. All plants have a root system that connects them to the ground and aids in the absorption of moisture.
If you examine fungus closely, you will notice that they spread a net of filaments throughout the surface of the plant or whatever they are attached to.