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Fungi

Fungi words

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Fungi any of a group of spore-producing organisms feeding on organic matter, including molds, yeast, mushrooms, and toadstools.
hyphae each of the branching filaments that make up the mycelium of a fungus.
lichen a simple slow-growing plant that typically forms a low crusty, leaflike, or branching growth on rocks, walls, and trees.
lichen an organism that lives in or on an organism of another species (its host) and benefits by deriving nutrients at the other's expense
parasite an organism that lives in or on an organism of another species (its host) and benefits by deriving nutrients at the other's expense.
protists a single-celled organism of the kingdom Protista, such as a protozoan or simple alga.
protozoans Protozoa is an informal term for a group of single-celled eukaryotes, either free-living or parasitic, that feed on organic matter such as other microorganisms or organic tissues and debris.
pseudopod a temporary protrusion of the surface of an amoeboid cell for movement and feeding.
cytoplasm the gelatinous liquid that fills the inside of a cell
contractile vacuole a specialized type of vacuole that regulates the quantity of water inside a cell.
flagellum a slender threadlike structure, especially a microscopic appendage that enables many protozoa, bacteria, spermatozoa, etc. to swim.
algae a simple, nonflowering, and typically aquatic plant of a large group that includes the seaweeds and many single-celled forms. Algae contain chlorophyll but lack true stems, roots, leaves, and vascular tissue.
spore a minute, typically one-celled, reproductive unit capable of giving rise to a new individual without sexual fusion, characteristic of lower plants, fungi, and protozoans.
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