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Fungus and Fungi Fun Quiz 🍄

Answer these questions about the fungi kingdom.
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Last updated: February 27, 2025
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First submittedMarch 17, 2018
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The study of fungi
mycology
Important in this process, the breaking down of organic matter
decomposition
The fruit of some fungi
mushroom
Another name for mushroom, especially a poisonous one
toadstool
The top of a mushroom
cap
Structures inside the top, used for the dispersal of...
gills
What mushrooms produce instead of seeds
spore
The web of small threads mushrooms grow from
mycelium
Two-word term for mushrooms that grow in a circle
fairy ring
A single-celled fungus used to make bread rise, and to produce alcohol
yeast
A partnership between algae and fungi, which can be hundreds of years old
lichen
Antibiotic discovered by Andrew Fleming, which is produced by a fungus
penicillin
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Stachybotrys chartarum, which contaminates flooded homes
black mold
A fungal infection of the skin (aka Dermatophytosis)
ringworm
Condition caused by fungus between the toes
athlete's foot
Species of red-and-white toadstool from folklore and fairy tales
amanita muscaria
Large, mature form of the button mushroom that is often grilled
portobello
Edible mushroom native to East Asia, with a Japanese name
shiitake
Edible fungus with a honeycomb appearance
morel
Pigs and dogs help us find these delicacies.
truffle
Amanita phalloides, a deadly poisonous basidiomycete fungus
death cap
Fungus that can be parasitic, infecting insects (or humans in The Last of Us)
cordyceps
Toxic fungus that grows on rye; has been linked to historical mass hysteria events
ergot
U.S. state where the world's largest known organism, a fungus, is found
Oregon
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4 Comments
interopia
+1
Level 88
Oct 31, 2021
Also try Types of Fungus by Picture!!!
luxwoodflowerpod
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Level 32
Aug 4, 2022
Please take psychedelic for the magic mushrooms thanks love
Dontforget
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Level 71
Nov 30, 2024
This is awesome
Bletsch
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Level 70
Apr 12, 2025
Fun! I was so happy to escape from Mycology 365 with a grade of C+!
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