Fungi are genetically closer to animals than to plants.
Why it is true
Like animals, fungi breathe oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide, and do not produce their own food through photosynthesis. Furthermore, they share a structural molecule called chitin, which is also present in insects.
Source: Nature
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