{
 "source": "https://peabody.kids/flashcards/fun-mushroom-safety",
 "id": "fun-mushroom-safety",
 "title": "Mushrooms and Fungi: Look but Don't Eat",
 "category": "trivia-fun",
 "subject": "Nature",
 "levels": [
  "3-5",
  "6-8",
  "9-12"
 ],
 "description": "What fungi are, the parts of a mushroom, and the safety rules for wild mushrooms.",
 "tags": [
  "mushrooms",
  "fungi",
  "safety",
  "nature"
 ],
 "frontLabel": "Question",
 "backLabel": "Answer",
 "cards": [
  [
   "Is a mushroom a plant?",
   "No, it is a fungus"
  ],
  [
   "What is the kingdom of mushrooms, molds and yeasts?",
   "Fungi"
  ],
  [
   "Can fungi make their own food from sunlight?",
   "No, they absorb food from what they grow on"
  ],
  [
   "What is the mushroom you see above ground?",
   "The fruiting body, like an apple on a tree"
  ],
  [
   "What is mycelium?",
   "The web of thin threads that is the main body of a fungus"
  ],
  [
   "What are spores?",
   "Tiny cells that fungi release to make new fungi"
  ],
  [
   "What is the cap?",
   "The top part of a mushroom"
  ],
  [
   "What are gills?",
   "Thin plates under the cap that hold spores"
  ],
  [
   "What is the stipe?",
   "The stem of a mushroom"
  ],
  [
   "Where do many mushrooms grow?",
   "On damp ground, rotting logs and leaves"
  ],
  [
   "What is a decomposer?",
   "A living thing that breaks down dead plants and animals"
  ],
  [
   "Why are fungi helpful to forests?",
   "They break down dead wood and return nutrients to the soil"
  ],
  [
   "Should you ever eat a wild mushroom you find?",
   "No, unless an expert has identified it"
  ],
  [
   "Can you tell if a mushroom is safe by how it looks?",
   "No, some poisonous ones look like edible ones"
  ],
  [
   "What should you do if you see a wild mushroom?",
   "Look and take a photo, but don't touch it with a bare hand or taste it"
  ],
  [
   "What should you do after touching wild mushrooms?",
   "Wash your hands"
  ],
  [
   "Which grown-up can check mushrooms?",
   "A trained expert, such as a mycologist"
  ],
  [
   "What is a mycologist?",
   "A scientist who studies fungi"
  ],
  [
   "Is there a rule to tell poisonous from safe?",
   "No simple rule works; never rely on tricks"
  ],
  [
   "What if a pet or small child eats a wild mushroom?",
   "Call a grown-up and poison control right away"
  ],
  [
   "What is the poison control number in the US?",
   "1-800-222-1222"
  ],
  [
   "Are all mushrooms in the grocery store safe?",
   "Store-bought ones sold for food are grown to be safe"
  ],
  [
   "Button mushroom",
   "The common white mushroom sold in stores"
  ],
  [
   "Portobello",
   "A large brown mushroom grown for food"
  ],
  [
   "Shiitake",
   "A mushroom grown for food in Asia and elsewhere"
  ],
  [
   "Oyster mushroom",
   "A soft, shell-shaped mushroom grown for food"
  ],
  [
   "Truffle",
   "A rare fungus that grows underground and is very costly"
  ],
  [
   "Puffball",
   "A round fungus that puffs out clouds of spores"
  ],
  [
   "Fly agaric",
   "A red cap with white spots in many fairy tales; it is poisonous"
  ],
  [
   "Death cap",
   "A deadly mushroom; never touch or taste wild mushrooms"
  ],
  [
   "Shelf fungus",
   "A fungus that grows out of trees like a shelf"
  ],
  [
   "Fairy ring",
   "A circle of mushrooms in a lawn"
  ],
  [
   "Yeast",
   "A tiny fungus that makes bread rise"
  ],
  [
   "Mold",
   "A fuzzy fungus that grows on old food"
  ],
  [
   "Should you eat moldy food?",
   "No, throw it away"
  ],
  [
   "Penicillin",
   "A medicine first found from a mold"
  ],
  [
   "Athlete's foot",
   "A skin problem caused by a fungus"
  ],
  [
   "Lichen",
   "A partnership between a fungus and algae"
  ],
  [
   "Largest living thing by area?",
   "A honey fungus in Oregon's Blue Mountains, mostly underground"
  ],
  [
   "Bioluminescent mushrooms",
   "Some mushrooms glow in the dark"
  ],
  [
   "Do mushrooms need light to grow?",
   "No, many grow in the dark"
  ],
  [
   "Do mushrooms have seeds?",
   "No, they have spores"
  ],
  [
   "Are mushrooms animals?",
   "No, they are in a kingdom of their own"
  ],
  [
   "Which is closer to animals, a mushroom or a plant?",
   "Fungi are more closely related to animals than to plants"
  ],
  [
   "Why do mushrooms pop up after rain?",
   "They like moisture"
  ],
  [
   "Why do some mushrooms have bright colors?",
   "Colors can be a warning, but never trust color to decide if it is safe"
  ],
  [
   "Are mushrooms healthy to eat?",
   "Cooked store-bought mushrooms have vitamins and minerals"
  ],
  [
   "Is it okay to pick mushrooms in a park?",
   "Better to leave them for the forest and animals"
  ],
  [
   "Who eats mushrooms in nature?",
   "Squirrels, deer, snails and insects eat some kinds"
  ],
  [
   "What is a field guide?",
   "A book that helps identify plants, animals or fungi"
  ]
 ]
}