Among the Organisms Listed Here, Which are Thought to Be

Question

Among the organisms listed here, which are thought to be the closest relatives of fungi?
A) animals
B) vascular plants
C) mosses
D) brown algae
E) slime molds

Accepted Answer

Animals are considered the closest relatives of fungi based on molecular evidence, including DNA sequencing, which shows that fungi are more closely related to animals than to plants or other groups.