Welcome to Mycology 101! Here’s a first attempt at making a relatively simple introductory video about the basics of mushroom biology. Here I lay out how mushrooms are the reproductive organs of the mycelium below (like a fruit or flower). Briefly mention fungal cells called hyphae that make up mycelium and mushrooms, state that all mushrooms are fungi but not all fungi are mushrooms. I outline how plants are fundamentally different as autotrophs than hetereotrophs (like fungi and animals), and