Mushroom ID
This mushroom is deadly; it has a greenish-yellow cap and white gills.
What is Death Cap
Mushroom double in size in this many hours.
Whais 24 hours
Fungi are important to ecosystems because they do this to decaying material.
What is decompose?
Every mushroom harvested in the U.S. is harvested by ____.
What is hand
Mushrooms are ____% water.
This mushroom has a bright red cap with white spots and a white stem
What is Fly Agaric
True or False: Fungi digest their food externally.
What is true.
Decomposers are important to the environment because they ___________ nutrients.
What is recycle
Name one example of a fungus that is important to humans.
What are yeast, mushrooms, penicillium.
When hyphae grow, they form a tangled mass known as a _____________.
What is a mycelium?
This edible mushroom grows in clusters of overlapping brown caps. Its scientific name is Grifola Frondosa
What is Hen of the Woods
The most popular mushroom variety grown in the US is the ______.
Lichens are important to the environment because they produce _______.
What is soil?
Name one human fungal infection.
What is thrush, ringworm, athlete's foot.
This is a fungus and a photosynthetic partner in a symbiotic relationship.
What is a lichen?
This edible mushroom grows year-round in hardwood forests. It resembles seafood in texture.
What is Lion's Mane
These are the structures that you find under the cap of a mushroom.
What are the gills?
True or False: Some fungi are photosynthetic organisms.
What is false?
Most people think mushrooms are _____.
What are vegetables.
These are the individual threads that make up a mycelium.
What are hyphae?
What is Sweet Tooth
This is the reproductive structure of a fungus that spreads spores.
What is the fruiting body?
True or False: Fungi digest their food externally.
Name one was that fungi can harm humans.
What are: allergic reactions, producing toxins, infecting internal organs.
Name two places you would find chitin.
What are cell walls of fungi and exoskeletons of insects?