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No its a vegetable.
Actually the part we eat is a "fruiting body", as the fruiting body is where the spores are housed. In biological anatomy, the term "vegetable" has no meaning. True fruits are assigned to members of the kingdom "Plantae".
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 8y agoShort Answer:
Mushrooms and toadstools are examples of fungi. The fungi kingdom includes yeasts and molds as well as mushrooms.
Biological Classification:
In biological terms, fungi form a kingdom. The group of organisms we call fungi, includes yeasts and molds as well as mushrooms.
Plants have a separate kingdom. Animals have a separate kingdom.
Bacteria, protozoans, amoebas are in other kingdoms.
One major biological difference is that fungal cells have cell walls that contain chitin. The cell walls of plants contain cellulose.
In Biology the study of fungi is known as mycology.
Modern DAN analysis has been shown that fungi are more closely related to animals than plants, though very distant relatives we are.
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When most people see a sporocarp they call this a mushroom or toadstool. This fleshy fruiting body is only the visible part of the living organism that is popular for eating. The fruiting body only develops as part of the asexual phase of the fungal life cycle for spore production. Short Answer:
Mushrooms and toadstools are examples of fungi. The most familiar mushrooms are from club fungi.
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When most people see a sporocarp they call this a mushroom or toadstool. This fleshy fruiting body is only the visible part of the living organism that is popular for eating. The fruiting body only develops as part of the asexual phase of the fungal life cycle for spore production.
Biological Classification:
A mushroom is a fungus. A mushroom is not an animal. A mushroom is not a vegetable.
In biological terms, fungi form a kingdom. The group of organisms we call fungi, includes yeasts and molds as well as mushrooms.
Plants have a separate kingdom. Animals have a separate kingdom.
Bacteria, protozoans, amoebas are in other kingdoms.
One major biological difference is that fungal cells have cell walls that contain chitin, unlike the cell walls of plants, which contain cellulose.
In biology the study of fungi is known as mycology.
Modern DNA analysis has been shown that fungi are more closely related to animals than plants, though very distant relatives we are.
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∙ 11y agoWhat we recognize as a mushroom or toadstool is the fruiting body.
The fruiting body or fruit body in fungi is called the sporocarp.
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When most people see a sporocarp they call this a mushroom, but this fleshy fruiting body is only the visible part of the living organism that is popular for eating. The fruiting body only develops as part of the asexual phase of the fungal life cycle for spore production.
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∙ 11y agono because fungi are smaller and are organisms that grow on living and non living things
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∙ 13y agoNeither, its a fungus.
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∙ 8y agoYes, mushrooms are a type of fungi.
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∙ 12y agoYes
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What are mushrooms and seaweeds?
Mushrooms are the fruiting bodies of a fungus. Seaweeds are plants that live in the sea.
Molds and mushrooms are both what?
The fungus family. Molds are group of fungi called hyphomycetes. These are characterized by filamentous hyphae and producing air borne spores or conidia. These are basically decomposers and produce antibiotic substances. Mushrooms are another group of fungi belonging to the family Agaricaceae. Mushrooms have a macroscopic fruiting body producing sexual spores. Some mushrooms are poisonous, others are edible and are a good source of proteins and minerals.
Do mushrooms grow singly?
Not really, not in the sense of say a potted plant growing singly. Mushrooms emerge from the mass of mycelia under the soil as a fruiting body and so may form one at a time or in masses of fruiting bodies, depending upon growing conditions as well as the mushroom species.
What additives are present in mushrooms?
Mushrooms are unique. They are neither animal nor plant. Some people consider them plants for various reasons, but they differ from plants. They have no real roots, leaves, or stems, and contain no chlorophyll. Fungi feed mostly on dead plant and animal matter, which helps keep the environment clean and enriches the soil. For this reason, they are placed in a Kingdom of their own," The Kingdom of Fungi". Mushrooms are the visible parts of certain fungal growths that live underground, where they feed on the dead and decaying matter. When these fungi are ready to reproduce they send up mushrooms, fruiting bodies that carry spores for reproduction. Spores form on the gills of a mushroom underneath its cap. Within a few days they shoot out and scatter, and the fruiting body dies. Some of the billions of spores released will develop into new fungi. A Leading Producer and distributor Agrinoon.com/agriculture produces a variety of Mushroom Spawn.
What eats fungi?
Fungi are in forms of foods we eat. Mushrooms are fungi, and humans eat mushrooms, so humans eat fungi.
What fungi is mushroom?
Mushrooms are the fruiting bodies (reproductive organs) of many types of fungi.
Does a mushroom use oxygen in its metablism?
Yes, fungi and their fruiting bodies (mushrooms) are aerobic organisms and thus require oxygen for their metabolism.
Could someone explain to me WHY mushrooms belong in the fungi kingdom?
mushrooms are just the fruiting bodies of a fungus. The actual fungi is made of little strings underground. So, mushrooms are just a piece of the fungi, and no other kingdom reproduces through mushrooms do they?
Is there any kind of fungus that produces flowers?
Fungi do not produce flowers, they produce fruiting bodies known as mushrooms or toadstools.
What statements is not true of fungi?
fungi have fruiting bodies
What contains a group of organisms that reproduce using fruiting bodies?
Fungi generally reproduce using fruiting bodies.
What are mushrooms and seaweeds?
Mushrooms are the fruiting bodies of a fungus. Seaweeds are plants that live in the sea.
what is the diffrence between a mushroom and a bracket funges?
The key difference between mushrooms and fungus is that the mushrooms are fruiting bodies of certain fungi belonging to the order Agaricales of phylum Basidiomycota while the fungus is any member of eukaryotic microorganisms such as yeast, moulds, mildews, mushrooms, etc., that belong to kingdom Fungi.. Kingdom Fungi is one of the five kingdoms of living organisms.
What is the distinct characteristic of mushroom make different from green plants?
Mushrooms are fungi and have no seeds, they are grown on trees or in the soil. They don't need sunlight to grow. They are the fruiting bodies of fungi. Mushrooms are the fruiting body seen above ground of a fungus. Plants are green and since these are not, they are classified in their own group.
What eats mushrooms?
Mushrooms are the fruiting bodies of fungi. They do not eat anything not even the vitamins and minerals found in soil, they are simply there to help spread more fungal spores around. Fungi like moist, stagnant soil to grow in.
What do Mushroom eat?
Mushrooms are the fruiting bodies of fungi. They do not eat anything not even the vitamins and minerals found in soil, they are simply there to help spread more fungal spores around. Fungi like moist, stagnant soil to grow in.
Are fungi rare organisms?
No, all mushrooms are fungi and a lot of other stuff is too. In fact, fungi are common; more common than you realise because most fungi live underground, where they can't be seen. In general, only the 'fruiting bodies' appear above ground - mushrooms are the classic example. In some fungi even the fruiting bodies are below ground, the famous instance being truffles. To avoid confusion, the statement 'most fungi' means the average weight per acre of fungi is largely underground; that still leaves many species visible on tree trunks, dead logs or anything that will nourish a fungus and can't defend itself.
