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Biology-Chapter 12
Biology-Chapter 12-Kingdom Fungi
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| mycology | the study of fungi |
| mycelium | one of the hyphae in a fungal organism |
| hypha | one of a slender filaments that composes the mycelium of a fungus |
| chitin | a complex polysaccharide that is a component in the cell walls of fungi (provides toughness and flexibility for the fungus) |
| Decomposition | The MOST important beneficial function of fungi |
| Phylum Zygomycota | reproduce sexually when hyphae of different mating types fuse and form a zygosporangium (bread mold) |
| Phylum Ascomycota | reproduce by forming sexual spores in a microscopic saclike structure (yeast, penicillium) |
| Phylum Basidiomycota | reproduce sexually by forming spore on club-shaped cells (mushrooms) |