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Chapter 20 Vocab

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Chitin tough, flexible polysaccharide in the exoskeletons of insects adn crustaceans and in fungal cell walls
Hypha Threadlike filament that makes up the basic structural unit of a multicellular fungus
Mycelium complex, netlike mass made up of branching hyphae
Fruting body spore-producing fungal reproductive structure
Septum cross-wall taht divides a hypha into cells
Haustorium specialized hypha of parasitic fungi that grows into a host's tissue and absorbs its nutrients
Spore reproductive haploid cell with a hard outer shell taht fors a new organism without the fusion of gametes and its produced in the asexual and sexual life cycles of most fungi and some other organisms
Sporangium sac or case in which fungal spores are produced
Stolon type of hypha formed by a mold that spreads over a food's surface
Rhiziod type of hypha formed by a mold that pentrate's a food's surface
Gametangium reproductive hyphal structure of zygomycetes that contains a haploid nucleus
Conidiophore spore-producing hypha of sac fungi
Ascocarp in sac fungi, the reproductive structure in which haploid nuclei fuse to form a zygote
Asucs spore-producing saclike structure of sac fungi
Ascospore Spore produced by an ascus
Basidiocarp Fruiting body of basidiomycetes
Basidium club-shaped, spore-producing hypha of basidiomycetes
Basidiospore Haploid spore released by a basidium during reproduction
Lichen Symbiotic relationship between a fungus and an alga or a phyosynthesis partner
Bioindicator Living organism that is sensitive to environmental conditions and is one of the first to respond to changes
Mycorrhiza Symbiotic relationship between a specialized fungus and plant roots fungal hyphae help plants obtain waater and minerals and plants supply carbohydrates and amino acids to the fungus
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