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Question:

Which one of the following fungi contains hallucinogens?

Morchella esculenta

Amanita muscaria

Neurospora sp

Ustilago sp

Solution:

Hallucinogen is the psychoactive agent that causes hallucination. It can be found in some plants and mushrooms. Amanita muscaria or fly amanita is a mushroom and psychoactive basidiomycete fungus, in the genus Amanita produces muscimol which has hallucinogenic properties. So, the correct answer is option B.