Question

Reema went to the market to buy vegetables along with her mother. she saw that some vegetables vendors were also selling white umbrella-like structures along with other vegetables. she asked her mother about these umbrella-like structures. failing in getting a convincing reply from her mother, she enquired from her science teacher about these structures the next day in the school.





Q1- WHAT ARE UMBRELLA-LIKE STRUCTURE CALLED?
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Q2- TO WHICH GROUP THEY BELONG? WHERE ARE THEY FOUND?
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Q3- ARE ALL TYPES OF THESE STRUCTURES EDIBLE?
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Q4- WHAT IS THE NUTRIENT VALUE OF THESE EDIBLE STRUCTURES?
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Answer 1

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These umbrella - like organisms are called gilled mushrooms which are edible spore-producing fruiting bodies. These organisms are fungi and they grow on decaying organic matter <br> (ii) No , all species of mushrooms are not edible as some as some of these species are highly poisonous. Agaricus compestris is a common edible mushroom <br> (iii) Mushroom are rich in minerals, vitamins, etc.4 these belongs to group monera