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Which type of fungus is used in baking and brewing?
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae
What common edible mushroom is also known as the portobello?
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Agaricus bisporus
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What is the study of fungi called?
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Mycology
What is the most deadly mushroom to humans?
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Amanita phalloides
Which type of fungus is used in baking and brewing?
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae
What common edible mushroom is also known as the portobello?
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Agaricus bisporus
Which fungus is used to produce the antibiotic penicillin?
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Penicillium chrysogenum
What is the largest living fungus on Earth by area?
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Armillaria ostoyae
What is the smallest free-living bacterium, with a genome of about 580,000 base pairs?
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Mycoplasma genitalium
Which bacterium is the causal agent of syphilis?
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Treponema pallidum
Which bacterium is famously known for its extreme resistance to radiation?
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Deinococcus radiodurans
What is the protein shell of a virus called?
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Capsid