Fungi

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Fungi are multi-cellular organisms that can be both and harmful to humans.
They do not photosynthesise as they do not contain .
Fungi obtain their food by either dead organic matter or by living as parasites on a host.
Fungi range in size from being to very large and include mould, mushrooms and .
Harmful fungi are those which can cause an , or are poisonous to eat.
Others can be beneficial or harmless e.g. Penicillium produces the antibiotic .
They spread through the air in small hard seed-like .
When these spores land on bread or fruit they open and grow under conditions.