Does this look like fungus on my kit lens?

StrugglingforLight wrote:

Camera and lens kit were purchased (approaching) 2 months ago. Does fungus grow that fast? I guess it's possible in the right conditions. It's usually stored in the camera bag with a desiccant pack. I've never seen the lens fog up or anything like that.

Between the corresponding colored dots are the areas of concern. They appear to be on the back side of the glass but not sure. Waiting on the proper tools to arrive to clean the lens.

Lens fungus can grow at varying speeds although most of your examples don't resemble lens fungus. Did you buy this lens new? Because these marks appear to be a combination of rather bad dust and a series of marks that look identical to scratches on the optics from lens caps coming in contact with it. The smudged looking area to the right looks a little suspicious and might or might not be a sign of lens fungus. Most of these dust specs probably came from the bag it was stored in and should blow off with the use of a lens puffer/blower. Good to hear you are waiting for the cleaning tools to arrive before attempting to do anything. There's a very good chance that these may wipe off.
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Canon lenses (even the L-series lenses) aren't considered environmentally sealed without a filter in place. If the lens is second-hand, it would not surprise me to see this much dust and so many marks on the lens. No doubt most of these aren't visible to the eye without illumination and magnification. You'll need to carefully blow any dust and grit off the lens before you attempt any cleaning. It should look a lot better when wiped gently afterwards with an optical grade microfiber cloth. If the marks are underneath the front element, then this lens has been serviced or accessed by a previous owner.
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Lens fungus can take on a variety of shapes but the wavy lines between the two different colored dots you've added look exactly like lens-cap scratches to me. And before anyone chimes in with the familiar "oh, the lens coatings are baked on and can't be scratched with a plastic lens cap"... nope. They sure can. And that's why the more expensive lenses should be protected whenever possible. The only lens in my collection that I don't bother to protect with a UV filter is the EF-M 22mm f/2 STM pancake lens... because the optics are so small that they are very easy to clean and are recessed which reduces the chance of scratching.
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If these turn out to be scratches that don't buff off later, they shouldn't interfere with your photography unless shooting towards the sun (which isn't advised by Canon).