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35Fascinating Fungi24Fungi are amazing organisms that are most widely distributed on the earth and are of great environmental and medical importance.Read the descriptions and match them with their pictures by writing the correct letters in the boxes.1.This fungus is used in pizza toppings and soups. 2.The ugly black fungus that grows underground. Despite its looks, it is considered a delicacy. 3.This black-brown sauce used in Chinese cooking is also prepared with the help of a fungus. 4.A fungal infection of the skin. 5.When fungus and alga live together in amutually-beneficialrelationship,theyform this organism which spreads over walls, trees and the surface of rocks. 6.Toadstools are poisonous mushrooms. Theflapsundertheircapsarecalledbythis name. 7.Fungi are the decomposers of Earth when aided by these microorganisms. 8.Fungus is added to this milk product for curing. 9.It is the process of fungus feeding on sugar and turning it into alcohol. 10.A powerful antibiotic drug is prepared with this fungus. a. Cheeseb. Soya saucec. Mushroom d. Gillse.Trufflef. Fermentationg. Licheni. Bacteriah. Ringwormj. PenicilliumThe fungus Ergot causes hallucination, forcing people to see things which are not actually there.File-O-Fact