Q. In mushroom, gills are meant for
A) Respiration
B) Nutrition
C) Bears spores which help in reproduction
D) Enhancing buoyancy
Explanation
In mushroom, gills are concerned with reproduction. The edges of the gills are made up of a fertile layer, the hymenium. The hymenium consists of club-shaped basidia, which bear basidiospores.
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