Both the plants and fungi possess the tendency to absorb nutrients from the soil. Plants do that with the help of roots and fungi does that with the help of hyphae.
Both the plants and fungi possess cell walls in the form of cellulose and chitin. However, only some of the plants possess the tendency to have rhizomes like ginger, lotus, turmeric, and several kinds of ferns.
Plants are mostly autotrophs, however, certain plants like insectivorous plants depend on others for their source of nutrition, that is, and insectivorous plants are heterotrophic. On the other hand, all the fungi show the heterotrophic mode of nutrition.
Only plants possess the tendency to perform the process of photosynthesis. In fungi, due to the absence of green pigment, that is, chlorophyll, they do not possess the tendency to perform photosynthesis.
Only fungi exhibit aseptate hyphae, these structures perform various functions in fungi. They comprise the cell sap or cytoplasm, also the nuclei comprising the genetic substance. It also helps in the absorption of nutrients from the surroundings.
Mainly the seeds are produced by plants and fungi produces spores.
