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Chapter 8: Fungi

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Definition
Aflatoxin   a toxin produced by Aspergillus flavus that is cancer causing in vertebrates  
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Arthrospore   an asexual fungal spore formed by fragmentation of septate hypha  
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Ascospore   a sexually produced fungal spore formed by members of the ascomycetes  
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Ascus   a sac-like structure containing ascospores, formed by the ascomycetes  
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Basidiospore   a sexually produced fungal spore formed by members of the basidiomycetes  
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Blastospore   a fungal spore formed by budding  
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Budding   an asexual process of reproduction in fungi, in which a new cell forms as a swelling at the border of the parent cell and then breaks free to live independently  
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Cellulose   a polysaccharide carbohydrate composed of beta-glucose subunits  
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Chitin   a polymer of acetylglucosamine units that provides rigidity to the cell walls of fungus  
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Conidium   an asexually produced fungal spore formed on a supportive structure without an enclosing sac  
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Endophyte   a fungus that lives within plants and does not cause any known disease  
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Fruiting body   the general name for a reproductive structure of a fungus from which spores are produced  
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Fungus   a member of a large group of eukaryotic organisms that includes the yeasts, molds and mushrooms  
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Hyphae   a microscopic filament of cells representing the vegetative portion of a fungus  
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Lichen   an association between a fungal mycelium and a cyanobacterium or alga  
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Mushroom   a spore-bearing fruiting body typical of many members of the basidiomycetes  
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Mycelium   a mass of fungal filaments from which most fungi are built  
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Mycology   the scientific study of fungi  
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Mycorrhizae   a close association between a fungus and the roots of many plants  
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Mycosis   a fungal infection of animals, including humans  
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Soredium   the disseminated group of fungal and photosynthetic cells formed by a lichen  
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Sporulation   the process of spore formation  
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Symbiosis   an interrelationship between two populations of organisms where there is a close and permanent association  
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Yeast   a type of unicellular, nonfilomentous fungus that resembles bacterial colonies when grown in culture  
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Zoospore   an asexual spore that uses a flagellum for locomotion  
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Zygospore   a sexually produced spore formed by members of the Zygomycota  
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