or do they have there own fungus/fungi class
2007-12-03 07:20:50 · 9 answers · asked by Derek 4 in Food & Drink ➔ Vegetarian & Vegan
Mushrooms are fungi. Fungi were considered plants for many years, that's the way I learned in high school biology (1970s), but scientists eventually decided that fungi are a separate class from plants. Plants all contain chlorophyll, the stuff that gives plants their green color and keeps them alive. I remember learning that fungi were a weird type of plant that didn't produce chlorophyll, but now scientist's view has changed. That doesn't mean mushrooms are animals though; I would still say mushrooms are "plants" in a philosophical sense and "vegetables" in the culinary sense.
I can't remember all the classifications at the moment, but bacteria are not classified as animals anymore either. I think they were when I was in high school.
Science is a funny thing. It is drummed into our heads that science is some monolithic thing that can never be wrong, and then they change it around. Don't get me wrong, I love science, but I just find that rather ironic.
2007-12-03 12:08:11 · answer #1 · answered by majnun99 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a fungus.
Hey why did the mushroom get invited to all of the parties?? Cause he's a fungi!
2007-12-03 14:27:56 · answer #2 · answered by Love #me#, Hate #me# 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are classified as fungi, but fungi treated as vegetables under both Weight Watchers and the diabetic diet. They really have almost no calories, and since they are a type of plant, they are completely vegan.
2007-12-03 07:29:50 · answer #3 · answered by cross-stitch kelly 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Fungi are regarded as vegetables in the culinary sense.
2007-12-03 08:44:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Botanically, they are classified as in the Kingdom Fungi.
2007-12-03 08:02:56 · answer #5 · answered by Dave C 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a fungus which is entirely different from plants/vegetables. It has it's own kingdom classification.
Oh and they can make you high, schwiiing
2007-12-03 07:28:50 · answer #6 · answered by fmjakhilles 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Fungus. But tasty fungus
2007-12-03 07:28:17 · answer #7 · answered by Ryan 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The mushrooms improve because your soil has been amended with compost containing some timber chips or composted timber. they are probability free and educate that you've a sturdy soil for starting to be your flora.
2016-10-25 09:20:41 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you mean animal, vegetable or mineral then definite vegetable.
2007-12-03 07:46:30 · answer #9 · answered by Sofa King Good 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋