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Though the appearance of many fungi may resemble plants, they are probably more closely related to animals. Fungi are not capable of performing photosynthesis, so must get their nourishment from other sources. Many fungi absorb nutrients directly from t he soil. Many others feed on dead and decaying organisms and therefore have an important role in the recycling of nutrients in natural systems. Still others feed on living organisms. Athlete's foot is a common fungus which feeds on a living host - you! When you think of fungi, you probably think of the mushrooms we can buy at the supermarket or hunt for in the woods. However, those "mushrooms" are really just special structures called "fruiting bodies" produced by the fungus for reproduction. The rest of the fungus (and the biggest part) lives below the ground. Fungi come in a wide variety of sizes and forms, and many have great economic importance. Tiny, one-celled yeasts are important for baking breads and fermenting wines, beers and vinegars. Many medicines are produced with the help of fungi, most notably, the antibiotic, Penicillin. If you leave your bread on the counter too long, you'll be able to observe a relative of the Penicillium mold for yourself!
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What is the importance of decomposers like fungi?
Without decomposeres carbon,nitrogen and other elements would accumulate in organic matter.
What eats fungi?
Fungi are in forms of foods we eat. Mushrooms are fungi, and humans eat mushrooms, so humans eat fungi.
Yeast and truffles are what type of fungi?
Yeast and truffles are part of the sac fungi. Also included in the sac fungi are penicillium and morels.
Yeasts are members of which of the following a. sac fungi b. club fungi c. imperfect fungi or d. water molds?
a. sac fungi
How do fungi have a positive effect on soil?
minerals have a small mouth and eat fungi. than they ptoduce more fungi and that's how fungi is made
What is the Economical Importance of Butterflies?
they are agents of pollination.
What is the importance of smut bunt fungi?
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What are the economical values of fungi?
Fungi is used in food processing industries and pharmaceutical companies. It has huge economic values. You can get good details from the online biology faculty members on Extraminds. You can ask them as well.
Whats the economical value of fungi?
Fungi are important for many reasons, and have non-quantifiable values. The are used in medicine, for nourishment, and in order to hallucinate. You can make a lot of money growing the right mushrooms, but you might get in trouble too.
What is the importance of voltage?
importance of voltage is the potential difference between two points.
Can you write 5 points on importance of flowers?
the 5 points on importance of flowers is ahahahahahah joke ang jokejoke sayaw muna kayo sabay
What is the economical importance for the red sea?
The red sea has been a shipping route since the ancient times. :) hope that helps.
What is the importance of fungi in leaf litter?
Instead of polluting the air and burning the leaves,you can let the fungi naturally decompose the leaves. That is how fungi work. They feed off of dying plants and animals and fertilize the soil by breaking the dead organism down.
What is the biological importance of fungi?
For One you could make soup or food and sell it. Also if you're growing things, when fungi decompose they help make plants grow, which you could then sell
What is the Economic importance of bacteria and fungi?
economic importance of bacteria : useful role in medicine : antibiotics , serums,vaccines role in agriculture : nitrogen fixing bacteria,nitrifying bacteria, denitrifying bacteria role in industry:flavours of tea, leather tanning
Mention any five importance points one has to take care when designing a good questionnaire?
Importance of food.
What is the comparative and superlative form of the word economical?
"economical" has no comparative or superlative form. You would say "more economical" or "most economical."
