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Chapter 28
biol 130 exam 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| chitin | structural polysaccharide in cell walls |
| brown algae | stores starch, |
| diatoms | stores lipids, silica |
| red algae | stores starch, cellulose |
| plants | cellulose |
| absorptive heterotrophy | fungi digest food outside their bodies by secreting digestive enzymes to break down large food molecules, then they absorb the broken-down products |
| saprobes | absorb nutrients fro dead organic matters |
| yeasts | unicellular, free-living fungi |
| mycelium | body of a multicellular fungus |
| hyphae | tubular filaments |
| septa | cross walls |
| rhizoid | modified hyphae for anchoring |
| faculative | can grow on living organisms but aso grown on their own |
| obligate | grow only on a specific host species |
| pathogenic fungi | cause disease in humans or other organisms |
| predatory fungi | trap microscopic protists and animals |
| mutualistic fungi | Two common mutualistic relationships involving fungi are mycorrhiza and lichen |
| symbiotic relationship | partners live in close, permanent contact |
| mutualistic | both partners benefit |
| lichens | fungus and photosynthetic microorganism |
| mycorrhizae | plant roots and fungal hyphae |
| ectomycorrhizae | fungus wraps around the plant roots but does not penetrate cell walls |
| arbuscular mycorrhizae | hyphae enter root and penetrate cell walls but not the plasma membrane |
| conidia | a type of asexual reproductive spore of fungi |
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