Therefore, they are the most difficult to eliminate. Algae grow and multiplyin moist environments. Fungi are the broad classification of spore producing organisms usually classified as plants that lack chlorophyll. Fungi include molds, mildews, rusts, smuts, mushrooms and yeasts. There are approximately 50,000 known species of fungi in existence.
Fungi live in many types of environments.
They thrive in moist, tropical climates. Fungi do not contain chlorophyll and, therefore, cannot manufacture their own food. Fungi maintain their existence by absorbing the minerals, sugars and water from the host on which they live. Fungi use spores as a reproductive mechanism. The wind scatters the spores which then establish and develop into new fungi.