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- organisms
- forest
- is called
- cap
- spotted
- sponge
- chlorophyll
- scientists
Fungi are living [ ] that are very similar to plants. There are a large number of different types of fungus: they grow mainly in the [ ], and some species are grown artificially by people. Usually the lower part of the mushroom is oblong, it looks like a stem and [ ] a stalk. The upper part is the [ ] of the mushroom, in fact its shape resembles a cap. Mushrooms may be in different colors: white, red, brown, [ ]. The underside of the cap of some mushrooms looks like a [ ], while in others it consists of thin plates.
Fungi do not contain [ ] and cannot produce nutrients themselves, so they cannot be considered plants. However, they have nothing in common with animals, so [ ] consider fungi as a special group of living organisms that do not belong to either plants or animals.