Fungus Quiz

Q1. Amanita rubescens is...

Hallucinogenic
Deadly poisonous
Edible when cooked

Q2. The scientific name for a Cep is...

Xerocomus badius;
Boletus edulis
Leccinum scabrum

Q3. Lactarius deterrimus habitat is...

Beneath spruce trees
Open meadows
Only under oak trees

Q4. Laetiporus sulphureus has...

Tubes with round pores
Decurrent gills
A smooth fertile underside

Q5. This fungus is commonly called...

Orange Peel Fungus
Scarlet Elf Cup
Red Bulgar

Q6. Stinkhorn spores are dispersed by...

Being washed away by rain
Blowing on the wind
Being carried away by flies

Q7. Earthballs are parasitised by...

Boletus parasiticus
Nyctalis parasitica
Nyctalis asterophora

Q8. Cantharellus fungi are...

Found mainly in winter
Mycorhizal with beech trees
Rarely infested by worms

Q 9. Most Cortinarius fungi have...

Rusty brown spores
Persistent stem rings
Pink or grey gills

Q 10. The gills shown below are...

Adnate
Decurrent
Adnexed

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