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Give reasons why fungi should not be included in Plant Kingdom. |
Answer» Fungi differ from plants in their mode of nutrition, reserve food material and composition of cell walls. They are heterotrophic organisms which derive their nutrients mainly by absorption from the surrounding medium due to lack of chlorophyll. They are essentially the decomposers and mineralisers of the biospheres. The reserve food material is glycogen and fat as in animals. The cell wall is generally composed of chitin. Therefore, fungi should not be included in plant kingdom. | |