Question

The familiar growth form represented by edible mushrooms, as well as some poisonous mushrooms, is associated with the ______ phylum.

Answer 1

Answer;

Basidiomycetes

The familiar growth form represented by edible mushrooms, as well as some poisonous mushrooms, is associated with the Basidiomycetes phylum.

Step-by-step explanation;

-Mushrooms can be found extensively in a variety of natural environments and visual identification of mushroom species is well established. While some species are known all over the world because of their toxicity that causes fatal accidents every year mainly due to misidentification, others are known because of their nutritional and medical properties,

-Basidiomycota is a large and diverse phylum of fungi that includes jelly and shelf fungi; mushrooms, puffballs, and stinkhorns; certain yeasts; and the rusts and smuts.

Answer 2

Answer: Phylum Basidiomycota .

The typical characteristic of Basidiomycota is the presence of hyphae and filaments.This phylum belongs to the kingdom Fungi.

Mushroom contains the basidium which is a club shaped spore containing organ.This facilitates the process of sexual reproduction.