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Fungi Vocab
Vocabulary for Fungi, lesson 4.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Fungus | A eukaryotic organism that has cell walls, uses spores to reproduce, and is a heterotroph that feeds by absorbing its food. |
| Hyphae | The branching, threadlike tubes that make the bodies of multi-cellular fungi. |
| Fruiting Body | The reproductive structure of a fungus that contains many hyphae and produces spores. |
| Budding | A form of asexual reproduction in which a new organism grows out of the body of a parent. |
| Lichen | The combination of a fungus and either an alga or an autotrophic bacterium that live together in a relationship that benefits both organisms. |