If you’re serious, I think you’re mistaken who’s making the statement. I’ve had conversations with humanity majors who made comments about mushrooms being plants despite the obvious fact that they don’t photosynthesize. Never mind that they breath oxygen in and release co2.
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mosspiglet@discuss.online 10 months agomutters to self don’t take the bait
Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 10 months ago
the_artic_one@programming.dev 10 months ago
Mushrooms were plants until the 70s, maybe they just had outdated textbooks in school.
Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Maybe. He’s old enough, but he also get a lot of his “science” from old scifi novels.
drolex@sopuli.xyz 10 months ago
Some plants don’t photosynthesis either (e.g. Orobanchaceae). Its not the photosynthesis that makes the plant
Barbarian@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
Chill, he’s just being a fun guy!