Question

Jimmy and Joanna were walking in their backyard and noticed a mushroom growing on the outside of a dead tree. Jimmy claimed that the mushroom was a plant, but Joanna said that it was not a plant, but a fungus. In this case, what evidence BEST supports Joanna's claim?

Answer 1

That they noticed a mushroom growing on the outside of a dead tree. Mushrooms are decomposers, while plants are producers.

Answer 2

Answer:

Fungus

Explanation:

  Mushroom is growing on a dead tree which shows that it is saprophytic (saprophytes are organisms which take their nutrition by digesting food outside the body and then absorbing it). As we know that fungus is saprophytic, we can say that mushroom is also saprophytic.