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Fun Fungus Fungi Kingdom Quiz 🍄

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The study of fungi
mycology
Important in this process, the breaking down of organic matter
decomposition
The fruit of some fungi
mushroom
Another name for mushroom, especially a poisonous one
toadstool
The top of a mushroom
cap
What's inside the top
gills
What mushrooms produce instead of seeds
spore
The web of small threads mushrooms grow from
mycelium
Two-word term for mushrooms that grow in a circle
fairy ring
A single-celled fungus used to make bread rise, and to produce alcohol
yeast
A partnership between algae and fungi, which can be hundreds of years old
lichen
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Antibiotic discovered by Andrew Fleming, which is produced by a fungus
penicillin
Stachybotrys chartarum, which contaminates flooded homes
black mold
A fungal infection of the skin (aka Dermatophytosis)
ringworm
Condition caused by fungus between the toes
athlete's foot
Amanita phalloides, a deadly poisonous basidiomycete fungus
death cap
U.S. state where the world's largest known organism, a fungus, is found
Oregon
Edible mushroom native to East Asia, with a Japanese name
shiitake
Large, mature form of the button mushroom that is often grilled
portobello
Pigs and dogs help us find these delicacies
truffle
Edible fungus with a honeycomb appearance
morel
Common name for entheogenic mushrooms
magic mushrooms
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