HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

PLANT BIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
MUSHROOM FALLS UNDER WHICH CATEGORY OF PLANTS
A
SAPROPHYTES
B
INSECTIVOROUS
C
AUTOTROPHS
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Mushrooms are advanced members of a fungi group which belong to class Basidiomycetes . They grow on the dead and decaying matter like dung, old rotten logs which are rich in the organic matter. Therefore, they are saprophytic fungi.

Detailed explanation-2: -Saprophytes mostly belong to kingdom fungi.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mushrooms aren’t really plants, they are types of fungi that have a “plantlike” form-with a stem and cap (they have cell walls as well). This is really just the “flower or fruit” of the mushroom-the reproductive part which disperses the spores.

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