Save
Upgrade to remove ads
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or
show password
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or
Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account. Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
0:00
edit
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how

Biology Vocab ch 20

Vocabulary

QuestionAnswer
Chitin A strong, flexible polysaccharide that is found in the cell walls of all fungi and in the exoskeletons.
Hypha These filaments are the basic structural units that make up the body of a multicellular fungus.
Mycelium Hyphae grow at their tips and branch repeatedly to form a netlike mass.
Fruiting Body The fungus you see above ground is the reproductive structure called the fruiting body.
Septum In fungi, hyphae are divided into cells by cross walls called septa.
Haustorium Which grows into the hosts tissues and absorb their nutrients.
SPore a reproductive haploid cell with a hard outer coat that develops into a new organism without the fusion of gametes.
Sporangium is a sac or case in which the spores are produced.
Stolon Molds form a type of hyphae called stolons spread across the surface of food.
Rhizoid penetrates the food and absorbs nutrients.
Gametangium which is a reproductive structure that contains a haploid nucleus.
Conidiophore Spores that form at the tips of the hyphae.
Ascocarp They hyphae will develop a speciallized reproductive structure called Ascocarp.
Ascus The nuclei develop into spores called ascus.
Ascospore spores produced by a ascus.
basidiocarp The mycelium periodically will reproduce sexually by foriming a basidiocarp or a fruiting body.
basidium club shaped spore producing hyphae of basidiomycetes.
basidiospore The nucleus divides meiotically into four haploid nuclei that will develop into Basidiospores.
Lichen A symbiotic relationship between fungus and an alga or a photosynthetic partner.
Bioindicator A living organism that sensitive to changes in enviornmental conditions and is one of the first organisms to respond to changing conditions.
Mycorrhiza a symbiotic relationship between a specialized fungus and plant roots.
Created by: brettpedigo1
Popular Biology sets

 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards