Start studying Club, Sac, or Zygote Fungi Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools The word 'basidium' refers to the pedestallike structures of the fungi within the division These structures are also responsible for their common name, 'club fungi' The purpose of mushrooms is to bear spores and release them into the environment Any given mushroom may house and release as many as a billion sporesTypes of Fungi Scientists often divide fungi into four groups club fungi, molds, sac fungi, and imperfect fungi Some of the more common fungi that you are likely to see or use everyday are described below Mushrooms Mushrooms are part of the club fungi group Mushrooms are the fruiting body of a fungus
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