ABSTRACT
Questionnaires issued to students close to their high school graduation asked, “Whether fungi are plants?” or “Whether fungi are bacteria?” Fifteen students responded that fungi are plants. The remaining 150 students responded that fungi are bacteria. The teachers were astounded by how many thought that fungi are bacteria. Fungi are neither plants nor bacteria. They are eukaryotes and have the complex cell 180structures and abilities to make tissues and organs like higher organisms (Moore et al., 2011a).
