132 BIOLOGY FOR BEGINNERS 



Examples of fungi: 



Mushrooms, some edible, cf . " toadstools " 

 some poisonous 

 harmful to timber, etc. 

 Mildews, cause rot in potato, etc. 

 Molds, attack bread, meats, cheese, etc. 

 Yeasts, structure, oval cells 

 growth, by budding 

 conditions for growth: 

 moisture 

 warmth 

 food 



food, sugars 



products, alcohol and carbon dioxide 

 uses, bread and beer 



