Fungus

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Fungi
Orange saprotrophic fungus.
Orange saprotrophic fungus.
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
L., 1753
Divisions
Chytridiomycota
Deuteromycota
Zygomycota
Glomeromycota
Ascomycota
Basidiomycota

Fungi (singular: Fungus) are a kind of living organism which are not plants or animals. In the past, people thought they were plants. Some fungi are mushrooms, molds and yeasts. A fungus breaks down the dead matter around it and uses it as food. Some fungi have gills which make spores that will be used to make new fungi.