Friday, December 2, 2011

[BOW] Benefits of Fungi.

<--- the cutest mushroom I've ever seen in my life.

So now, moving on.
Here are some benefits of fungi :)


-Fungi decompose and break down dead organic matter and therefore returns nutrients into the soil, which benefits many other living things.
-Fungi also breaks down wastes in fermentation. Fermentation is used to make cheese, which many people love. In fermentation, yeast breaks down sugars and produces alcohol as a waste product. Fermentation also produces ethanol, acids, and biological detergents.
-Fungi are the bases of many medicine because of the miraculous anbiotic properties of pencillin.
-Many species of mushrooms (though not as cute as the one above) are edible and are a good food source. Yeast is used to make bread rise.

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