The accompanying figure is of one of the most poisonous mushrooms. Four of the following statements about this fungus are true. Which is the exception?
a. Its spores are created by mitosis.
b. It is called the death cap.
c. It is often mistaken for a puffball.
d. It kills by causing liver and kidney failure.
e. It is a club fungus.
ANSWER: a
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