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Protists, Fungi, Lichens

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Protist   Single-celled eukaryotes that do not form tissues.  
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"True" Protists   Photosynthetic Protists.  
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Autotrophs   Creatures that make their own food.  
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Heterotrophs   Creatures that eat autotrophs or other heterotrophs.  
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Algae   Water-dwellers.  
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Ciliate   A creature that is motile by means of cilia.  
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Cilia   Tiny, paddle-like structures used for locomotion.  
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Flagellate   A creature that is motile by means of flagella.  
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Flagellum   Whip-like tail used for locomotion.  
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Pseudopod   "False Foot". An extension of the cell membrane and cytoplasm of a creature for locomotion.  
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Protozoan   "Animal-like" Protists. Heterotrophs.  
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Hyphae   Many-celled, thread-like tubes which make up a fungus  
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Saprophyte   A creature that eats dead and decaying things  
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Spore   A water-proof single cell that can grow into a new organism. In fungi, these cells are haploid.  
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Basidium   Means "club"  
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Basidiomycota   Club fungi  
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Ascus   Means "sac"  
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Ascomycota   Sac Fungi  
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Sporangium   A structure found on many fungi which produces spores  
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Lichen   Symbiotic mutualism between a fungus and a photosynthetic algae or bacterium  
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Mycorrhizae   Symbiotic mutualism between a fungus and a plant at the roots.  
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Plasmogamy   The joining of the cytoplasm of two cells  
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Karyogamy   The fusion of two nuclei  
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Mycelium   A mass of branching, thread-like hyphae composing the body of a fungus.  
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Chitin   A tough, semitransparent substance that is the main component of the cell walls of certain fungi.  
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Obligate   Necessary. Required for survival.  
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Facultative   Optional. Not required for survival.  
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Endo   Inside of  
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Exo   Outside of  
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Symbiosis   Close and often long-term interaction between two different biological species  
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Mutualism   Both symbionts benefit  
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Parasitism   One symbiont benefits, the other is harmed  
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Commensalism   One symbiont benefits, the other is indifferent  
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Amensalism   One symbiont is harmed or obliterated, the other is indifferent  
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Synnecrosis   Both symbionts are harmed  
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Zygosporangium   Product of sexual reproduction in the phylum Zygomycota. This structure produces haploid spores which are genetically distinct from parent cells.  
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Agaricus brunescens *   Store-bought mushrooms. A member of basidiomycota  
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Calvatia gigantea   Puffballs. Members of basidiomycota  
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae *   Baker's Yeast. A member of ascomycota  
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Morchella esculentoides   Morels. A member of ascomycota  
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Tuber uncinatum   Truffles. A member of ascomycota  
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Rhizopus stolonifer *   Bread Mold. A member of Zygomycota  
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Tinea Pedis   Causitive agent of athlete's foot.  
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Deuteromycota   A now-defunct phylum which included the "imperfect" fungi.  
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