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Write any two economic importance of fungi.
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Solution
- Mushrooms contain rich protein, minerals and are edible. Example: Agaricus.
- The antibiotic penicillin is got from the fungus penicillium notatum other antibiotics like gentamycin, erythromycin is also got from fungi.
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Kingdom Plantae - Kingdom Plantae: Thallophyta (Fungi)
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