Fungi refer to a type of organisms that obtain their food from plant or animal materials. Fungi are used to make:
-Cheese: There are some types of cheese like blue cheeses in which the Penicillium fungi provide the blue veins. Also, Camembert cheese that has fungal webs and Penicillium camemberti is used.
-Penicillin: This is an antibiotic that comes from Penicillium fungi and it is used to treat bacterial infections.