HORTICULTURE

Detailed explanation-1: -mold, also spelled mould, in biology, a conspicuous mass of mycelium (masses of vegetative filaments, or hyphae) and fruiting structures produced by various fungi (kingdom Fungi). Fungi of the genera Aspergillus, Penicillium, and Rhizopus form mold and are associated with food spoilage and plant diseases.

Detailed explanation-2: -Examples include the dryad’s saddle (Polyporus squamosus), the beefsteak fungus (Fistulina hepatica), the sulfur fungus (P. sulphureus), the artist’s fungus (Ganoderma applanatum, or Fomes applanatus), and species of the genus Trametes.

Detailed explanation-3: -Fungi are eukaryotic organisms that include microorganisms such as yeasts, molds, and mushrooms.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mushrooms and mould belong to a group of living things called fungi (singular fungus). Fungi are NOT plants because, unlike plants, • fungi do not have green leaves and hence, cannot make their own food.-They usually grow on other plants or rotting logs / dead animals so that they can obtain food from them.