List the major types of foods and beverages for which fungi are responsible, and give an

example of the particular fungus involved in each. What will be an ideal response?


yeasts: bread, pizza and other wheat products; alcoholic beverages such as beer and wine
Penicillium species: cheeses
Aspergillus: soy sauce
Agaricus and other basidiomycetes: edible mushrooms

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Evidence that early humans were able to walk upright includes

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