Thursday, February 11, 2010

Why does fungi lose mass when it gets bigger in diameter?

A fungus grows in diameter, but loses mass. Why is this?Why does fungi lose mass when it gets bigger in diameter?
A possible reason is that as the cup/head of the mushroom opens out increasing the diameter, the delicate gills inside, that have now been exposed, dry out. This would result in the loss of water and therefore mass.

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