8 Differences between Plants and Fungi (Plants vs Fungi)

Plants are eukaryotic, autotrophic organism with differentiation into stem, root and leaf. The branch of science that deals with the study of plants is called botany.

Fungi (singular: fungus) are eukaryotic, heterotrophic organism without differentiated plant body.The branch of science that deals with the study of fungus is called mycology.

Plants vs Fungi

Plants	Fungi
Plants are eukaryotic autotrophs (with chlorophyll therefore carrying out photosynthesis, producers).	Fungi are eukaryotic heterotrophs (without chlorophyll) living either as saprophytes; feeding on dead or decayed matter or as parasites.
Plants are the producers in an ecosystem.	Fungi generally are the decomposers of the ecosystem.
Plant cell wall is made up of cellulose.	Fungal cell wall is made up of chitin.
Plants have definite cell wall.	Fungi may be septate or aseptate
Plant cells generally posses single nucleus.	Fungal cell may be uninucleate or multinucleate.
Plant body is differentiated into stem, root and leaf.	Fungal body is filamentous made up of mycelium and hyphae, non-parenchymatous without complex organs or differentiation.
In plants, stored food is starch.	In fungi, stored food is glycogen.
Plants reproduce by seeds.	Fungus reproduce by spores.
Examples:   Mango tree (Mangifera indica), Rose (Rosa indica) Classification of Plants Groups	Examples:  White button mushroom (Agaricus bisporus); Brewer's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) Classification of Fungi