Fungi: Plant, Animal, or Something Else Entirely?

Fungi Can . . .

• grow in soil.

• have one cell or many cells.

• reproduce by spores, which are similar to seeds.

• have more than one cell nucleus.

Fungi Cannot . . .

• make their own food, since their cells have no chloroplasts.

Then what is a fungi?

• a mushroom

• mold

• yeast

• mildew

Where do they get food?

• They absorb food from dead things or from other living things.

• When you see mold growing on food, the mold is eating that food to survive.

• Mushrooms growing in dirt get nourishment from the soil.

Fungi are . . .

• neither plant nor animal!

• in a group all by themselves!