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Mushrooms belong to which class of FUNGI?
APhycomycetes (e.g. Rhizopus moulds)
BBasidiomycetes (mushrooms, puffballs)
CAscomycetes (e.g. yeasts, Penicillium)
DDeuteromycetes (imperfect fungi)
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Basidiomycetes (mushrooms, puffballs)
Mushrooms, puffballs, bracket fungi all belong to BASIDIOMYCETES (so-called 'club fungi'). Reproduce via basidiospores on basidia. Phycomycetes = algal-like; Ascomycetes = yeast + moulds; Deuteromycetes = sexual stage unknown.
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