Kingdom Fungi
In the Fungi kingdom, organisms are mostly multicellular, some have a cell wall, and are Eukaryotic. The organisms are Heterotrophic, they get food from decompositon. Fungi can be found pretty much anywhere.
Examples
Yeast, Mold, and Mushrooms
Interesting Facts
1) Fungi use antibiotics to fend off other microorganisms that compete with them for food.
2) One of the first organisms to have its genome decoded was a fungus by the name of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, commonly known baker's yeast, in 1997. It has about 6,000 genes.
2) One of the first organisms to have its genome decoded was a fungus by the name of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, commonly known baker's yeast, in 1997. It has about 6,000 genes.
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