BJU BIO CH 12 Word Scramble
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Key Term | Definition |
mycology | the study of fungi |
external digestion | a process by which secreted enzymes digest the food into a soluble form outside the organism |
hyphae | slender filaments that make up fungi |
septate | hyphae that are divided into individual cells by cell walls called septa |
coenocytic | hyphae that lack septa |
mycelia | masses of intertwined hyphae |
rhizoids | hyphae embedded in the material on which the fungus is growing |
haustoria | hyphae of parasitic fungi which enter the host's cells to obtain nutrition directly from the cytoplasm |
aerial hyphae | hyphae not embedded in the material on which the fungus is growingp; absorb oxygen, produce spores, spread the fungus |
stolons | aerial hyphae that connect groups of hyphae together and produce new filaments |
sporophores | aerial hyphae branches that produce spores |
sporangiophore | sporophore forms spores within an enclosure |
sporangium | the structure in which spores are formed |
conidiophore | sporophore forms spores by repeated divisions; spores not in an enclosure |
ascospores | 8 sexually reproduced spores inside a sac |
ascus | the sac that holds the ascospores |
ascocarp | cup-shaped fruiting body in which the asci usually form |
basidiospores | 4 sexually produced spores on a club-shaped cell |
basidium | the club-shaped cell that holds the basidiospores |
symbiotic relationship | 2 organisms living together for mutual benefits |
soredia | dustlike pieces of lichen |
crustose | lichen that looks like smears of dried paint |
foliose | lichen that looks like small, crinkly leaves |
fruticose | lichen with stalks or branches with fruiting bodies |
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