Thursday, December 12, 2013

Fungi

Name: Mushroom
Scientific Name (extra): Agaricus campestris
Name of Domain: Eukarya
Prokaryote or Eukaryote: Eukayote
Unicellular or Multicellular: Multicellular 
Asexual or Sexual Reproduction: Both
Autotroph or Heterotroph: Heterotroph

Fun Facts

1: Fungi recycle plants after they die and transform them into rich soil. If not for mushrooms and fungi, the Earth would be buried in several feet of debris and life on the planet would soon disappear.
2: Under the right conditions, some mushrooms' spores can sit dormant for decades or even a century, and still grow!
3 (extra): Some of the oldest living mushroom colonies are fairy rings. They can grow so big that their rings can be seen from planes. 





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