[Solved] Consider the following statements: Some mushrooms have medicinal properties. Some mushrooms have psycho active properties Some mushrooms have insecticidal properties. Some mushrooms have biolumi nescent properties. How many of the above statements are correct?

Q86. Consider the following statements:

1. Some mushrooms have medicinal properties.
2. Some mushrooms have psycho active properties
3. Some mushrooms have insecticidal properties.
4. Some mushrooms have biolumi nescent properties.

How many of the above statements are correct?

1. Only one
2. Only two
3. Only three
4. All four

Answer: 4

Medicinal mushrooms such as shiitake, maitake, and reishi have been found to have antitumor and immunostimulant properties.

Psilocybin is a hallucinogenic chemical in certain mushrooms known as magic mushrooms. Eating mushrooms that contain psilocybin can have a variety of effects, ranging from euphoria to hallucinations. Individuals use psilocybin as a recreational drug. It can provide feelings of euphoria and sensory distortion that are common to hallucinogenic drugs, such as LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide).

Recently, an increasing number of mushrooms have been found to contain insecticidal compounds.

Bioluminescence is the production and emission of light by living organisms. Panellus stipticus is one of the brightest-glowing bioluminescent mushrooms on Earth.

A mushroom documentation project in the forests of Northeast India has revealed not only 600 varieties of fungi, but also led to a new discovery: a bioluminescent or light emitting variety of mushroom. The new species — named Roridomyces phyllostachydis — was first sighted on a wet August night near a stream in Meghalaya’s Mawlynnong in East Khasi Hills district and later at Krang Shuri in West Jaintia Hills district