Question

How many organisms in the list given below are edible fungi;

Truffles, Agaricus, Amanita, Morchella, Mucor, Clavatia

• A. Two
• B. Three
• C. Four
• D. Five

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

Five

Edible fungi mainly include all the edible mushrooms. Some of the examples are:

• A truffle is the fruiting body of a subterranean ascomycete fungus, one of the many species of the genus Tuber.
  
• Morchella, the true morels, is a genus of edible sac fungi closely related to anatomically simpler cup fungi in the order Pezizales (division Ascomycota).
  
• Calvatia is a genus of puffball mushrooms that includes the spectacular giant puffball C. gigantea.
  
• Agaricus is a genus of mushrooms containing both edible and poisonous species, with possibly over 300 members worldwide. The genus includes the common ("button") mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) and the field mushroom (Agaricus campestris), the dominant cultivated mushrooms of the West.
  
• The genus Amanita contains about 600 species of agarics including some of the most toxic known mushrooms found worldwide, as well as some well-regarded edible species.
  

So the correct option is 'Five’.