<span>Characteristics: They are eukaryotic. They get their food by decomposing matter or eating off their hosts as parasites. They do not possess chlorophyll like plants. They reproduce through numerous spores rather than pollen, fruit, or seeds. They are usually not motile, meaning they cannot actively move around.
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</span><span>Scientists who specialize in the study of fungi are called mycologists. The fungi kingdom is more similar to the animal kingdom than the plant kingdom. The word "fungus" is a Latin word meaning "mushroom".It is estimated that there are at least 1.5 million different species of fungi. The top of a mushroom is called the cap. The small plates under the cap are called gills. </span>
