Mushrooms

February 1st 2012

There are over 3,000 species of mushroom throughout the world. It is a fungus, and unlike other plants, the mushroom has no chlorophyll to help it manufacture food.

         The cap of the mushroom--the part we typically eat--is actually the fruiting part of the mushroom, and is vital to its reproduction process. The cap will last only a few days, but during that time it will create millions of spores. Spores are single cells, each capable of turning into a mushroom.

My source of information was

http://www.ehow.com/how-does_4672155_mushrooms-reproduce.html