Exploring Fungi
A Grade 3 science worksheet to learn about different types of fungi, their characteristics, and their role in nature.
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Exploring Fungi
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Fungi are living things that are different from plants and animals. Some fungi are tiny and can only be seen with a microscope, like yeast. Others are big enough to see, like mushrooms! Fungi help break down dead plants and animals, making the soil healthy. They don't make their own food like plants do; instead, they absorb nutrients from their surroundings.
1. Which of these is a type of fungi?
Sunflower
Mushroom
Fish
Bird
2. How do fungi get their food?
By making it from sunlight
By eating other animals
By absorbing nutrients from their surroundings
By drinking water only
3. Fungi help break down dead plants and animals, making the healthy.
4. Some fungi are tiny and can only be seen with a .
5. Fungi are a type of plant.
True
False
6. All fungi are big and can be seen easily.
True
False
7. Name one way fungi are helpful to nature.