Grade 6 Science & Technology · Strand 1: Living things and the Environment · Fungi
Mushrooms, Toadstools, and Puffballs
A short Grade 6 Science & Technology lesson for the CBE curriculum, part of Living things and the Environment: Fungi. Learn it on any phone with notes and slides, then check yourself with a quick quiz and earn XP. This lesson is free.
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1. Which part of an umbrella mushroom produces and bears the reproductive spores?
- A. Stipe (stem)
- B. Gills (lamellae)
- C. Annulus (ring)
- D. Mycelium
2. During a nature walk, Wanjiru finds fungi growing on a rotting tree stump. Why do fungi grow well in such places?
- A. They make food by photosynthesis using bright sunlight
- B. They absorb nutrients from damp, decaying organic matter
- C. They need dry, sunny soil to produce spores
- D. They feed on insects that live in the stump
3. Baraka sees mushrooms growing wild in a pasture near his home in Kenya. What is the safest thing for him to do?
- A. Taste a small piece to check if it is bitter
- B. Pick it with bare hands and cook it
- C. Leave it alone and not eat it, because harmless and poisonous kinds can look alike
- D. Eat it if it looks like the mushrooms sold in the market
4. Which of these describes a common puffball?
- A. An umbrella-shaped fungus with a ring on its stem
- B. A rounded fungus with no stem or gills that releases powdery spores through a small pore
- C. A pale green fungus with white gills that is safe to eat
- D. A thread-like fungus that grows only underground
5. What name is given to the network of branching threads (hyphae) that forms the main body of a fungus under the soil?
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