Mushrooms

Author: Mervin Low

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All you need to know about mushroom

TABLE OF CONTENT

▪ PART 1: EARTH KINGDOM 3

▪ PART2: FUNGI CHARACTERISTIC 7

▪ PART 3: WORLD OF MUSHROOMS 14

▪ QUIZ – Getting smarter everyday 28

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PART 1: EARTH KINGDOM

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Are mushrooms plant or animal?

they are neitheranimal nor plants.

They are the members of a

larger kingdom called

fungi. Others

members of fungi are yeast and moulds.

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How many kingdom are there in this world?

Monera4,000

species

Protoctista80,000 species Plantae

270,000 speciesAnimalia1,326,239 species

Fungi72,000 species

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KINGDOMSTRUCTURAL

ORGANIZATIONMETHOD OFNUTRITION

TYPES OFORGANISMS

NAMEDSPECIES

TOTALSPECIES

(estimate)

Monera small, simple single prokaryotic cell (nucleus is not enclosed by a membrane); some form chains or mats

absorb food and/or photosynthesize

bacteria, blue-green algae (cyanobacteria), and spirochetes

4,000 1,000,000

Protista large, single eukaryotic cell (nucleus is enclosed by a membrane); some form chains or colonies

absorb, ingest, and/or photosynthesize food

protozoans and algae of various types

80,000 600,000

Fungi multicellular filamentous form with specialized eukaryotic cells

absorb food funguses, molds, mushrooms, yeasts, mildews, and smuts

72,000 1,500,000

Plantae multicellular form with specialized eukaryotic cells; do not have their own means of locomotion

photosynthesize food mosses, ferns, woody and non-woody flowering plants

270,000 320,000

Animalia multicellular form with specialized eukaryotic cells; have their own means of locomotion

ingest food sponges, worms, insects, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals

1,326,239 9,812,298

More facts…

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PART2: FUNGI CHARACTERISTIC

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Does mushrooms cells have cell wall?

My cell walls are made of

chitin. Chitin is

made of glucose and chitin is primarily used as a structural component, strengthening

exoskeletons, shells, and cell walls of fungus.

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My hard shells are made of

chitin too

Mine too

Quiz: Where can we find chitin in our human body??

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Answer:Hair andFinger nails

Quiz: Where can we find chitin in our human body??

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Are mushroom more closely related to animal or plant?

Dude, I’m more closely related to animals than to

plants.I ‘inhale’ O2 for metabolism.And ‘exhale’ CO2 as a waste

product

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Mushroom umbrella structures

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They come

in many Shape

and sizes

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PART 3: WORLD OF MUSHROOMS

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Agarics /Amanita

95% of fatalitiesresulting from mushroom poisoning.

Amanitin – the most potent toxin present in these mushrooms

Amanita muscaria15mokumoku.my

Boletus

Perfectly edible.

But avoid all

red-pored boletes.

In Lithuania and Poland

Boletus is called

The King Of Mushrooms

Boletus edulis16mokumoku.my

Bracket fungus

They produce shelf- or bracket-shaped fruiting

bodies called conks. usually tough and

sturdy.

Trametes versicolor

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Chanterelle

Used in cooking. It is

yellow.

About 25% of its dry

weight is protein,

because it is a vegetable.

Chanterelles18mokumoku.my

Oyster mushroom (Pleurotus species)

It is a common edible mushroom.

It was first cultivated in

Germany as a subsistence

measure during World War I

and is now grown commercially around the

world for food.

Pleurotus ostreatus19mokumoku.my

Jelly fungus (Agaricomycotina)

Cloud ear fungus is an edible jelly

fungus. It is gray-brownin color and often used in

Asian cooking.

When dried, become hard and shriveled;

when exposed to water, they return to their original form.

Auricularia polytricha20mokumoku.my

Coral fungi

Edible

Rubbery and sometimes are brightly coloured.

Usually found in forests but some can also be found in fields. Ramaria aurea

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Polypore

hard, brittle mus

hroom with poresunderneath its cap.

may or may not have a stem.

Some last so long that they

have moss growing

from them.

Fomes fomentarius22mokumoku.my

Psychedelic mushroom

Psilocybin causes nerve

cells giving more signalsLead to effects

like hallucinations or

visions.

Medical usage to

treat cluster headaches,

obsessive-compulsive disorder,

and certain kinds of depression

Psilocybe semilanceata23mokumoku.my

Cup fungi / Sac fungi (ascomycota)

characterized by a

saclike structure

Sarcoscypha coccinea24mokumoku.my

Puffball

Puffballs are

inedible, as they

are tough and bitterto taste.

Lycoperdon umbrinum25mokumoku.my

Stinkhorn

common

in tropical regions. Their mushrooms are

foul-smelling,

sticky spore masses, or gleba, on the end of a stalk.

Phallus impudicus Stinkmorchel

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Tooth fungi (Hydnoid fungi)

basidiocarps (fruit bodies) producing spores on pendant,

tooth-likeor spine-like projections.

Hericium americanum

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Question 1: What is the name of the people who look for mushrooms to eat?

Question 2: The act of looking for mushrooms is simply called?

Getting smarter everyday!

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▪ Answer for Question 1: mycophagists

▪ Answer for Question 2: mushrooming

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Experience growing mushroomsat home or at the office.

You will be amazed how fast they could grow.

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