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Label each step in the diagram below with the numbers from “Understanding Mushroom Growth” on Page 5-6.
What are the major differences between how mushrooms grow in nature versus in your classroom
Mushroom Grow Kit?
CONTINUE GROWING
INTO MYCELIUM
Growing medium
with mycelium,
out of the box
Dunk in water
Pinning
Full Grown
BASIDIUM
SHOOT SPORES
GROW INTO HYPHAE
MEET AND COMBINE
Basidium
Female
Male
The Mushroom Growth Cycle
Chapter 3: How do mushrooms grow?
MUSHROOM
GROW KIT
MUSHROOM
GROW KIT
IN NATURE
IN THE CLASSROOM
Dead tree
Mycelium move in
Rain falls
Pinning
Full grown
Hyphate