Question

What is a mushroom?plant or microbe ?

Answer 1

Mushroom is a microbe

Answer 2

Mushroom can't be a plant as plants are autotrophs, meaning, they make their own food. While, mushroom feed on decaying matter. They are known as fungi (singular - fungus). Fungi are classified in microbes along with bacteria and other living organisms which are too small to see without the help of a microscope.