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MMS Fungus
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| hyphae | threadlike tubes that form the body of the fungus |
| parasite | organisms that lives in or on a host |
| symbiosis | relationship between two species living together |
| parasitism | symbiotic relationship where one species benefits, the other is harmed |
| commensalism | symbiotic relationship where one species benefits, the other is not affected |
| mutualism | symbiotic relationship where both species benefit |
| host | living organism which a parasite lives in or on |
| lichen | mutualistic organism made up of a fungus and a cyanobacterium or an algae |
| mycorrhizae | mutualistic relationship between a fungus and tree roots |
| spore | reproductive cell |
| sporangium (sporangia) | fruiting body; made of single hyphae with spores on the end |
| ascus | fruiting body; sac with spores inside |
| basidium | fruiting body; large, umbrella shaped, sometimes with stalk of many twisted hyphae |
| fruiting body | reproductive structure of a fungus which produces spores |
| saprophyte | organism that feeds off of a dead or decaying organism |