• Question: As Fungi are plants, do they carry out photosynthesis? If so, how? They have no leaves.

    Asked by to Liam on 13 Jun 2014. This question was also asked by .
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      Liam Harvey answered on 13 Jun 2014:

      Hi oobidigah447,
      The study of fungi is referred to as mycology. Fungi are actually more closely related to animals than plants and they do not carry out photosynthesis. One major difference between fungi and the kingdoms of plants and animals is that fungal cell walls contain a substance called chitin.

      Hope this helps, thanks for the question!
      Liam

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