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Fungus is actually its own kingdom of about 144,000 different organism species. Fungi are composed of organisms such as yeasts, rusts, smuts, mildews, moles, and mushrooms. They actually used to be considered plants however, they stopped being classified as such due to missing the typical organelles found in plants and by their unique structural and physiological features. They can also be clearly identified from animals due to their principal modes of vegative growth and nutrient intake. Meaning, fungi grow filaments that make bodies of mycelia. Furthermore, they digest organic matter externally firstly before absorbing it into such mycelia. Some common characteristics identified in fungi are: they lack chloroplasts, they are eukaryotic cells. As a matter of fact, fungi are one of the most greatly distributed organisms on the planet. Fungi survive often by forming parasitic or symbiotic relationships with other organisms. However they can also just survive by themselves in either soil or water. Fungi contain the most damaging plant pathogens. Unfortunately, this leads to them having the dangerous capacity to cause devastation to trees, and other plants. They can also even wipe out animals like amphibians. A great fact about fungi is that they actually greatly contribute to our ecosystem and help the environment! For example recently scientists discovered that a fungus has the ability to break down harmful plastics in weeks compared to the average years it would take to decompose by itself. Many also help to draw water and nutrients from the soil too! Fungus are said to have very interesting life cycles and are the secret underpin of our planet.