Let me share with you a difference between plants and fungi.
| Aspect | Plants | Fungi |
| Kingdom | Plantae | Fungi |
| Cellular organization | · Multicellular | · Mostly multicellular
· Some are unicellular (yeasts) |
| Composition of cell wall | Made of cellulose | Made of chitin |
| Mode of nutrition | Autotrophic | Heterotrophic, absorb nutrients from surroundings |
| Type of reproduction | Sexual and asexual reproduction through seeds, spores, and other structures | Asexual (spores) and sexual reproduction (conidia, basidiospores, etc.) |
| Habitat | Terrestrial and aquatic environments | Terrestrial, often associated with decaying matter, some aquatic species |
| Structure | Roots, stems, leaves for structure and support | Mycelium (mass of hyphae) for structure, often without well-defined tissues |
| Chloroplasts | Present in most plant cells | Absent |
| Photosynthetic Pigments | Chlorophylls a and b | Absent |
| Storage Products | Starch and other carbohydrates in plastids | Glycogen in some fungi, lipids, and other storage compounds |
| Economic Importance | Food source for humans and animals, oxygen production | Used in food (mushrooms), fermentation (yeasts) and medicine (penicillin) |
| Examples | · Trees · Grasses · Flowers |
· Mushrooms
· Molds · Yeasts |