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Well an easy way to explain the mushroom adapting is to relate it to morphology. Think of the mushrooms structure, the mushroom is a spore-bearing reproductive structure that has adated to drop spores into the flow of air underneath it, ensuring dispersal away from parent. Two critical microenvironmental parameters must be maintained to ensure reproduction. First the air must be sufficiently humid and at the same time liquid water must be excluded from this space. Then secondly, the air in this space must remain absolutely still. These parameters help to ensure the spore to fall free of the mushroom and into the airflow without being blown back. The mushroom has morphed or adapted its role to maintain these parameters. the mushrooms pileus increases airflow for spore causing the spore to be blown away from mushroom. Another adaptive characteristic of a mushroom is its shape makes it suited for ensuring the conditions necessary for release and dispersal of the spore.

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