Fungi Vocabulary
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| Ascomycota | Saclike. Penicillium and yeast are examples.
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| Basidiocarp | Clublike mushroom.
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| Deuteromycota | Fungi phylum without a sexual stage
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| Budding | A form of asexual reproduction in which a part of a cell pinches off.
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| Chitin | Cell walls of fungi have a layer of this.
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| Dimorphic fungi | Fungal diseases that affect human internal organs
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| Aflatoxin | Toxic fungus found in moldy corn
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| Saccharomyces cerevisiae | Yeast species scientific name.
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| Candidiasis | Yeast infection
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| Ringworm | Fungal infection of the toe nails
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| Athlete's foot | Fungal infection that reproduces by fragmentation.
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| Lichens | A symbiotic relationship between fungus and algae. Turns rock into soil.
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| Fungi nutrients | These are digested before ingested.
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| Eukaryotic cells | Contain a nucleus and membrane bound organelles. - Fungi!
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| Heterotrophic | Organisms that eat other things - NOT plants!
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| Haploid | Half the chromosome number - SPORES!
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| Unicellular fungi - not spores | Yeast
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| Conidia | Spores not in a sac. Penicillium reproduces by these.
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| Mycelium | The body of the fungus.
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| Hyphae | Secrete enzymes that digest and absorb nutrients.
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| Mycology | The study of fungi.
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| Septa | Cross sections that divide hyphae.
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| Rhizoids | Hyphae that penetrate the surface of bread.
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| Stolon | Hyphae that grow across the surface of bread.
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| Conjugation | Sexual reproduction in fungi. Important for genetic variation.
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| Zygomycota | Bread mold, Rhizopus, coenocytic hyphae
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| Medical fungi | Penicillin, vaccines, cortisone
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| Mycorrhizae | Symbiotic relationship between fungus and plant roots.
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