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ShareA fungus (plural fungi) is a eukaryotic organism that digests its food externally and absorbs the nutrient molecules into its cells.
Fungi are very important economically: yeasts are responsible for fermentation of beer and bread, and mushroom farming is a large industry in many countries.
Fungi are the primary decomposers of dead plant and animal matter in many ecosystems, and are commonly seen on old bread as mold.
For more information about the topic Fungus, read the full article at Wikipedia.org, or see the following related articles:
Yeast — Yeasts constitute a group of single-celled (unicellular) fungi, a few species of which are commonly used to leaven bread, ferment alcoholic ... > read more
Chytridiomycota — Chytridiomycota is a division of the Fungi kingdom. Some chytrid species are known to kill frogs in large numbers by blocking the frogs' respiratory ... > read more
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