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Fungi Agricultural Importance
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edible: truffles, shitake
food made w/fungi:soy sauce & tofu serious agricultural pests |
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Fungi are used in making...
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cheeses, bread, wine, pizza, beer
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Fungal diseases
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yeast infections, ringworm, histoplasmosis
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fungal medicinal
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antibiotics, psychoactive drugs
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Only fungi can digest___
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lignin
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fungi symbiotic relationships
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lichens, mycorrhizae
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Mosses ecological importance
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pioneer species on bare soil
retains moisture and nutrients in ecosystems seed bed for higher plants |
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most abundant plant in polar ecosystems
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peat bogs
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mosses economic importance
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used for fuel, diapers, enriching garden soil, dressing wounds for war
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fern economical importance
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coal deposits formed by horsetails, club mosses, and other tress
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