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what they actually do?

2007-08-18 00:21:39 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics Biology

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All living things eat and reproduce.

2007-08-18 05:50:24 · answer #1 · answered by eastacademic 7 · 0 0

Depends on what you mean.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fungus

1. They are the main decomposers of terrestrial detritus.
2. Food: they're edible; yeast help ferment things like wines and bread; an ingredient in soy sauce
3. Some produce antibiotics.
4. Can be used as pesticides and herbicides
5. They're symbionts with many organisms (plants, bacteria, insects) - harmful, beneficial and and commensal.
6. They can extract nutrients from the environment, thanks to high surface area to volume ratio and hydrolytic enzymes that break down the nutrients.
7. Asexual reproduction (spores or fragmentation) and sexual reproduction

Go to the site for much more info!

2007-08-18 00:53:57 · answer #2 · answered by Sci Fi Insomniac 6 · 0 0

The same as every other living thing. Eat, reproduce, die.

2007-08-18 01:39:13 · answer #3 · answered by Joan H 6 · 0 0

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