2023 · EnvironmentPrevious Year Question
Q26.
Consider the following statements: 1. Some mushrooms have medicinal properties. 2. Some mushrooms have psychoactive properties. 3. Some mushrooms have insecticidal properties. 4. Some mushrooms have bioluminescent properties. How many of the above statements are correct?
A. Only one
B. Only two
C. Only three
D. All four
Answer

D

Explanation

Pleurotus or “oyster mushroom” possesses medicinal and health-promoting effects. These species been used as medicinal mushrooms for long time they contain several compounds with important properties. Hence 1 is correct. Psilocybin or magic mushrooms are naturally and are consumed for their hallucinogenic They are psychedelic drugs, which means they affect all the senses, altering a person's thinking, of time and emotions. Hence statement 2 is Recently, an increasing number of mushrooms have found to contain insecticidal compounds. Among are species of Lactarius (Russulaceae), which react wounding by exuding a milky fluid and/or color reactions (Ramsbottom, 1954), which could be a reaction. Hence statement 3 is correct. Some mushrooms use luciferins—light-emitting found in other glowing animals and attract insects. Hence statement 4 is correct.