Popcultures
This 2d Nintendo franchise features two plumber brothers who travel by pipes and use the classic red and white Amanita muscaria fungus as a powerup.
Super Mario Bros
This natural process is vital for recycling nutrients in an ecosystem and is driven primarily by bacteria and fungi.
Decomposition
This type of fungus is what makes bread rise.
Yeast
These 3 edible mushrooms are commonly used in medicinal supplements due to their immune, cognitive, and anti-inflammatory benefits (name one).
Lion's Mane, Reishi, Turkey Tail, Cordyceps, Maitake, Chaga
This survival horror video game and tv show franchise centers around a post-apocalyptic world where the fungus Orphiocordyceps evolved to transform people into zombie-like monsters.
The Last of Us
This type of fungus forms a symbiotic association with or within the roots of a plant.
Mycorrhizae
Many alcoholic beverages are prepared using this metabolic process that fungi undergo when there is little to no oxygen available.
Fermentation
Medicinal mushrooms, as cited by the NIH, are rich in proteins and have many beneficial properties that can help to ward off this tumor forming disease.
Cancer
Legends of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
This soil fungus, with the acronym AMF, forms associations with plant roots by forming arbuscules.
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi
This mushroom forms underground and is found by trained dogs. It is highly prized and known for its distinct aroma.
Truffle
Medicinal mushrooms provide lots of essential minerals and act as this type of supplement that promotes the growth of healthy gut bacteria.
Prebiotic
This book, written by Merlin Sheldrake and released in 2020, explores the hidden world of fungi and how they interact with everything around them. The book also has a documentary narrated by Bjork!
Entangled Life
Fungal networks in forests are often called this 3 word alliterative phrase: "The ____ ____ Web."
Wood Wide Web
This type of cheese gets it's distinct hue from penicillium.
Blue Cheese
This genus of fungi led to the discovery of the antibiotic Penicillin when it was found growing on a moldy petri dish.
Penicillium
This psychedelic rock anthem written by Jefferson Airplane follows the story of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and explores her experiences while under the influence of psychedelic "magic mushrooms."
White Rabbit
These unique organisms are formed from the mutualistic partnership between a fungus and an algae or cyanobacteria.
Lichens
This gelatinous film is the living component that ferments tea into kombucha.
SCOBY
This compound is the active hallucinogenic in magic mushrooms.
Psilocybin