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Fabulous Fungi

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Mycology : Fabulous Fungi

Introduction:
"There's some pretty amazing fungi on our little planet and not all are the putrid, festering white blobs that most of us imagine when the word 'fungus' is mentioned. Get ready to stretch your mind around these fungi facts!"


1. Fungi gain their energy by photosynthesising, like many other plants. True or false?
    True
    False


2. Which one of these is not a fungus?
    Yeast
    Algae
    Mould
    Mushroom


3. Some fungus species can glow in the dark. True or false?
    True
    False


4. Is there any real difference between a mushroom and a toadstool?
    Yes
    No


5. Which of these fungus species is not edible by humans?
    Shaggy Parasol (Macrolepiota rhacoides)
    Field Mushroom (Agricus campestris)
    Turban Fungus (Gyromitra esculenta)
    Wood Mushroom (Agaricus silvaticus)


6. Fungi are neither plants, nor animals.
    True
    False


7. Some fungus species can live for hundreds of years.
    True
    False


8. Which of these species of fungus lives in a mutually beneficial relationship with the host it lives on?
    Beefsteak Fungus (Fistulina hepatica)
    Common Yellow Russula (Russula ochroleuca)
    Honey Fungus (Armillaria mellea)
    The Artist's Conk (Ganoderma applanatum)


9. Fungus can grow on animals. True or false?
    True
    False


10. There is a type of fungus that grows underground and is very precious to gourmets. Often pigs and dogs are trained to sniff them out and their owners dig them up to sell as they are quite hard to find and are worth a lot of money! What sort of fungus am I talking about?
    Answer: (One Word)


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