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    • A spore print formed by placing a mushroom gill-side down.
    Rights: The University of Waikato – Te Whare Wananga o Waikato Published 18 November 2018 Size: 1.7 MB Referencing Hub media

    Make a spore print by placing a mushroom gill-side down, covering it with a bowl and leaving it overnight. Mature mushrooms should drop their spores1, leaving a print.

    1. spores: Small reproductive structures that can grow into a new individual. Produced by ferns, fungi, and some algae and protozoans. In bacteria, spores are different – they form in some bacteria in unfavourable conditions, protecting the bacteria from environmental harm.

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    Making a mushroom spore print

    In this activity, students create a spore print from a mushroom. Individual fungal spores are microscopic and cannot be seen with the human eye, but spore prints allow students to visualise ...

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      2. Small reproductive structures that can grow into a new individual. Produced by ferns, fungi, and some algae and protozoans. In bacteria, spores are different – they form in some bacteria in unfavourable conditions, protecting the bacteria from environmental harm.

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