Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305073951
Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Concept introduction: A mushroom is a fleshy reproductive structure of club fungus (basidiomycetes), which produces sexual spores. They are commonly seen on soil surface or above its food source. Many of the mushrooms are edible in nature, while many are poisonous. Edible mushrooms are very rich in nutrients and in many occasions they are used as a conventional medicine as well.

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