Fungi

Question 1

Fungi are not plants or animals but their own biological __________ that absorb nutrients from the environment.

Answer 1

kingdom

Question 2

Fungi act as Earth’s main __________, breaking down dead material and returning nutrients to the soil.

Answer 2

decomposers

Question 3

The largest known organism on Earth is the _________ _________ ________ with its underground mycelium network stretching 3.7 sq miles across Malheur National Forest in eastern Oregon, estimated to be 1000’s of years old, edible but approach with caution following instructions for how to eat them.

Answer 3

Oregon honey fungus