Question

Based on the available data, evidence suggests that the closest living relatives of fungi are the

		slime molds.
		animals.
		vascular plants.
		mosses.

Answer 1

Answer is Animals

Animals is the closest living relatives of fungi.

Animals and fungi both have heterotropic mode of nutrition, they don't synthesize their own food itself they depends on another organisms for their food.

They both have eukaryotic cell type.

They both have chitin. It is the structural component of fungi and it is also found in the exoskeleton of insects and beaks of the mollusks.

Except some single celled organisms most of the fungi are multicellular like animals.

So above explanation show that Animals is more closest to fungi.

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