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Death is what fungi are all about. By feasting on the deceased remains of almost all organisms on the planet, converting the organic matter back into soil fr...
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Death is what fungi are all about. By feasting on the deceased remains of almost all organisms on the planet, converting the organic matter back into soil from which new life will spring, they perform perhaps the most vital function in the global food web. Fungi, which thrive on death, make all life possible.
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And finally there's the destruction that some fungi bring onto other animals: More than 6 million bats in North America have died since just 2007, due to a fungal disease called white nose syndrome. And a fungus has been implicated in several extinctions of amphibians and threatens many more, perhaps as many as a third of all amphibians on Earth.
By feasting on the deceased remains of almost all organisms on the planet, converting the organic matter back into the soil from which new life will spring, they perform perhaps the most vital function in the global food web. Fungi, which thrive on death, make all life possible. Death is what fungi are all about.
11m. Death is what fungi are all about. By feasting on the deceased remains of almost all organisms on the planet, converting the organic matter back into soil from which new life will spring, they perform perhaps the most vital function in the global food web.
Death is what fungi are all about. By feasting on the deceased remains of almost all organisms on the planet, converting the organic matter back into soil from which new life will spring, they perform perhaps the most vital function in the global food web. Fungi, which thrive on death, make all life possible.
Fungi: Death Becomes Them - CrashCourse Biology #39. CrashCourse. 22 Oct 2012 11:51. Educational Learning. 32 Likes 10 Comments. Comment. Summary. Outlines. Mindmap. Keywords. Highlights. Transcripts.