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Mushrooms may look like plants, but they’re actually fungi. What are the similarities and differences between fungi and plants

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Plants and fungi both have cell walls, which provide them with support and structure. But one main difference is that plants, unlike fungi, have the ability to photosynthesize.

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Similarities: both originated from “protists” and they have similar cell structures.

Differences: plants use photosynthesis to make food, while fungi cannot. Fungi does not possess chlorophyll, which is a key part of the photosynthesis process for plants.
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