Kingdom Fungi is a much smaller Kingdom certainly in size when you compare it to Animalia and Plantae. Some fungi are microscopic, while others are normal sized such as mushrooms. Just like its fellow Kingdom mates Animalia and Plantae, Fungi contains eukaryotic cells that have a nucleus, DNA and membrane based organelles. Members in this Kingdom are usually uni-colonial or multi-cellular. They have no movement as they are non-motile. You can find a lot of fungi in forests, as this is where they are most prominent. At the death of an organism you will find Fungi decomposing the leftover nutrients, as they are decomposers. Fungi can also be thought of as spore formers. In order for Fungi to reproduce they can either do it asexually or sexually. Most fungi build their cell walls out of chitin. This is the same material as the hard outer shells of insects and other arthropods. Plants do not make chitin. 5 examples of fungi would be: mushrooms, yeast, mold, basidiomycota and Ascomycota.
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