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1
Q

What can plants do that animals cannot?

A

Make food from non-living material (sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water)

2
Q

What organisms are in kingdom fungi?

A

Mushrooms, puffballs, yeasts, molds, mildews, truffles

3
Q

What important function in nature do mushrooms serve?

A

Decomposition- break down dead trees and other plant life, returning to the soil

4
Q

Who discovered penicillin?

A

Alexander Fleming