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If you have ever seen mold growing on an old loaf of bread or eaten a mushroom, you have encountered a fungus.  Fungi (that’s the plural of fungus) are a group of organisms, or living things, that are all around us.


Fungi have an important job.  They help break down other material, so that living things are able to grow in soil.  This helps make nutritious foods for other organisms.  Fungi are needed for life!


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5 Responses to “Fungi and Protists”

  1. Thanks for the suggestion – I’ll see what we can do!

  2. Lisa McKeirnan says:

    We wish you had a schematic of the kingdoms, especially helpful would be fungi and protists;-).
    Thank you!

  3. Angie Wright says:

    We are studying Fungi this month – There are some great vocabulary words to explore here!!!

  4. Melissa Brown says:

    very interesting

  5. Cynthia Albers says:

    Shrooms are very neat!