Fungus
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![]() Orange saprotrophic fungus.
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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.