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Button Mushroom Scientific name: Agaricus bisporus

Button Mushroom Scientific name: Agaricus bisporus. Hyphae. Classification: Club Fungus Habitat: grasslands, fields, meadows after rain; from late spring to early autumn Symmetry: N/A

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Button Mushroom Scientific name: Agaricus bisporus

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  1. Button MushroomScientific name: Agaricus bisporus Hyphae

  2. Classification: Club Fungus Habitat: grasslands, fields, meadows after rain; from late spring to early autumn Symmetry: N/A Cellular Organization: multicellular; have cell walls- each cell is encased in a carbohydrate called chitin, which protects the fungus from digesting itself. Reproduction: Asexually; spores produced in a club- shaped structure called a basidium.Sexually; reproductive structure forms at point where hyphae join. Method of Obtaining Food: consumer; heterotroph-saprophyte-absorbs dead decaying tissues of other organisms using hyphae and digestive enzymes. Special Notes/Adaptations: Mycologists have raised concerns that this mushroom contains tracequantities of a chemical called agartine known to have carcinogenic properties. Fungi do not move.

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