Silent Hunter

Fungi Are Genetically Closer to Humans Than Plants! In the past, scientists considered fungi to be plants, but now we know better. Discoveries show that fungi are more closely related to animals, including humans, than to plants. Here are some of the things that make fungi more like animals: - They absorb nutrients from organic matter, unlike plants that produce their food through photosynthesis. - Fungi have a fibrous substance called chitin in their cell walls, the same as animals. Plants do not. - Like us, fungi need food, water and oxygen to survive. They use their hyphae to absorb nutrients, water, and oxygen from their surroundings and expel waste products and CO2.