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This document provides information about fungi from a 5th grade science class. It defines fungi as unicellular or multicellular, and microscopic or macroscopic. It gives examples of green moulds on bread and rotten fruits. Some fungi are edible like mushrooms, while others are poisonous. Fungi are important as decomposers that make soil fertile and some grow on the human body and can cause infections, while yeast is a beneficial fungus used to make bread. Students are instructed to learn about fungi and write the answer to a question about how fungi are useful to the human body in food and medicine.










