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No. Fungus does not make it's own food, the way that green plants do, but relies on food found in organic matter, such as manure, wood, paper, or the skin between your toes (athlete's foot fungus). If there is no organic material, there is no food. While one component of a lichen is a fungus, lichens are in a group all their own.

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