March 28, 2013
March 27, 2013
I'm a Fun Guy!
Did you know mushrooms are more closely related to animals than to plants?
Mushrooms are fungi, which are actually genetically closer to animals than they are to plants. Scientists use a genealogical path known as the Tree of Life to trace the evolution of living organisms, and they have determined that fungi share a common ancestor with animals and are completely branched off from plants.
Fungi and animals have to turn to external sources for their food sources, but plants can produce their own nutrients. Chitin, a complex carbohydrate responsible for cell wall structure, is a molecule that is shared by fungi and animals but is not found in plants.
wiseGEEK: Learn Something New Every Day
Mushrooms are fungi, which are actually genetically closer to animals than they are to plants. Scientists use a genealogical path known as the Tree of Life to trace the evolution of living organisms, and they have determined that fungi share a common ancestor with animals and are completely branched off from plants.
Fungi and animals have to turn to external sources for their food sources, but plants can produce their own nutrients. Chitin, a complex carbohydrate responsible for cell wall structure, is a molecule that is shared by fungi and animals but is not found in plants.
wiseGEEK: Learn Something New Every Day
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March 24, 2013
Tongue Out-of-Cheek
Did you know the Okapi is the only mammal capable of cleaning its ears and eyelids with its tongue? Their tongue can be up to a foot long.
Okapi at the Okapi Wildlife Reserve, Congo
Although Gene Simmons comes close.
Okapi at the Okapi Wildlife Reserve, Congo
Although Gene Simmons comes close.
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