Q: Fungi are no longer classified as what, possessing cell walls made of chitin rather than cellulose?


Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers:

Today, fungi are no longer classified as plants. We now know that they have unique physical, chemical, and genetic traits that set them apart from plants and other eukaryotes. For example, the cell walls of fungi are made of chitin , not cellulose. Also, fungi absorb nutrients from other organisms, whereas plants make their own food. These are just a few of the reasons fungi are now placed in their own kingdom.

 Choices:

- roots

- eukaryotes

- flowers

- plants


A:
plants