Fungi are eukaryotic organisms that are not plants, animals, or protists. They reproduce both sexually and asexually, and grow underground in branching structures called mycelium. Above ground, fungi form mushrooms and other fruiting bodies for reproduction via spores. Fungi play an important role in the environment as decomposers that break down organic material and recycle nutrients.

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2. FAIRY RINGS

4. The mysterious fary rings gave rise to many
tales and stories in many cultures.

5. Fungi grow radially
underground, and
under the right
conditions, they grow
the fruiting body for
reproduction.

6. What are fungi?
Fungi are all those
eukaryotic organisms
that are not plants,
animals or protists.
Some of them are
multicellular.
They show sexual and
asexual reproduction.
They are
chemosynthetic. Some
of them are parasites

8. The structure we know as
mushrom is actually the
reproductive part of the fungus
that produce the spores.

9. After the reproductive season, the
mushroms die and the micelia
spread increasing the size of the
fungus underground.

10. Which is the role of fungi in the environment?
How can we use fungi in human activities?

11. Because of their metabolism, fungi decompose
organic matter as they secrete digestive enzymes
on the substract they are growing in, and play an
active role in food chains as decomposers of
decaying organisms.
Some others are dangerous parasites that grow on
living organisms causing disease, and even, death.

13. How do fungi differ from other multicellular
organisms?