5 QUESTIONS
TIMER: 60 SECONDS PER QUESTION
True or false: Portobello and cremini mushrooms are the same species.
Portobellos, creminis and button mushrooms are all the same species: Agaricus bisporus. Portobello mushrooms are the oldest stage of mushrooms.
Portobellos, creminis and button mushrooms are all the same species: Agaricus bisporus. Portobello mushrooms are the oldest stage of mushrooms.
Mushrooms are the only type of produce that can make this vitamin:
If mushrooms get enough sunlight, they can produce vitamin D. That makes them the only non-animal source that provides sufficient amounts of this vitamin.
If mushrooms get enough sunlight, they can produce vitamin D. That makes them the only non-animal source that provides sufficient amounts of this vitamin.
Which is considered the most expensive mushroom in the world?
Yartsa gunbu, or Cordyceps sinensis, is extremely rare, found growing on caterpillars. They cost a whopping $50,000 per pound, or $2,000 for a single ounce.
Yartsa gunbu, or Cordyceps sinensis, is extremely rare, found growing on caterpillars. They cost a whopping $50,000 per pound, or $2,000 for a single ounce.
True or false: Some mushrooms can glow in the dark.
Scientists have found that mushrooms use a compound called oxyluciferin to attract bugs to the ‘shrooms. Then, the bugs naturally spread the mushrooms' spores.
Scientists have found that mushrooms use a compound called oxyluciferin to attract bugs to the ‘shrooms. Then, the bugs naturally spread the mushrooms' spores.
What is the root-like system of mushrooms called?
Mushrooms have a root-like system called mycelium which is the main part of the fungus. Mycelium is what makes a Armillaria ostoyae in Malheur National Forest the largest organism in the world.
Mushrooms have a root-like system called mycelium which is the main part of the fungus. Mycelium is what makes a Armillaria ostoyae in Malheur National Forest the largest organism in the world.