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Fungi
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| mycology | the study of fungi |
| mycologist | a scientist who studies fungi |
| vegetative structures | structures of fungi that are involved in growth and metabolism, but not reproduction |
| hyphae | fungal cells; tubular shape with multiple nuclei |
| chitin | the complex polysaccharide found in fungal cell walls |
| mycelium | a mass of hyphae; under the surface structure; the metabolically active structure of fungi |
| fruiting body | the reproductive structure of fungi |
| septa | cross-walls that separate hyphae into compartments |
| septate | hyphae with septa |
| aseptate | hyphae with no septa |
| coenocytic | hyphae with no septa |
| absorptive heterotroph | obtains nutrients by releasing digestive enzymes outside itself, then absorbing the digested nutrients |
| spore | a structure containing a reproductive cell; often is resistant to harsh conditions |
| germinate | the process by which an organism grows from a spore |
| sporangia | a type of fruiting body; |
| fragmentation | growth of a new mycelium from a piece of another mycelium |
| budding | growth of an extension of a cell (especially yeast), that pinches off into two cells; asexual reproduction by yeast |
| basidiocarp | a type of fruiting body produced by Basidiomycota |
| ascus | a type of fruiting body; the sac that makes ascospores in Zygomycota |
| zygospore | spores produced by conjugation of + hyphae and - hyphae |
| cap | protects and supports the gills of a basidiocarp |
| gills | produce and hold the basidia under the cap of a basidiocarp |
| ring | what remains of the veil of the basidiocarp, used to cover the gills until the spores are ready to be released |
| veil | the remnants of a membrane covering an emerging basidiocarp |
| cup | what was left of the membrane that protects the immature basidiocarp |
| stipe | the stalk of a basidiocarp |
| Chytridiomycota | includes saprobes and parasites that live in aquatic environments |
| Ascomycota | includes sac fungi, morels, truffles and yeast |
| Zygomycota | includes molds and blights; example - Rhizopus stolonifer |
| Basidiomycota | includes club fungi, puffballs, rusts and smuts |
| saprobe | organism that obtains nutrition from dead and decaying matter |
| rhizoid | anchor Zygomycota in their substrates |
| stolon | connects fruiting bodies of Zygomycota |
| conidia | asexual spores formed by Ascomycota |
| mycorrhiza | a mutualistic relationship between a fungus and plant roots |
| lichen | a mutualistic relationship between a fungus and a green algae or a cyanobacteria |
| dermatophytes | fungi that infect skin, nails and hair |
| basidia | found on gills of a basidiocarp, and produce spores |
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