When the mushroom ages, it begins to drop its spores. Mushrooms, the fruiting bodies of fungi, carry millions of spores in a wide variety of ways, some of which include: on the underside of the mushroom cap or gills or in tubes, on spines, pores, or wrinkled surfaces of the mushroom, enclosed in fruiting bodies (puffballs) or in a saclike structure (flask, cup, brain or sponge fungi). What is a spore? A spore is the ‘seed’ of the fungus and is the means with which the fungus reproduces. Making a spore print is a fun way to learn about how a mushroom propagates (spreads its spores), assist you in identifying the mushroom and a creative way to make mushroom art. In this activity, you are going to collect the spores from your mushroom in a spore print.
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