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Hyphae |
The basic structural units of multicellular fungi |
Threadlike filaments |
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Mycelium |
A network of filaments |
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Chitin |
A complex carbon-hydrate |
Gives the fungal cell walls both strength and flexibility |
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Haustoria |
Specialized hyphae which penetrate and grow into host cells where they directly absorb the host cells' nutrition |
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Budding |
A form of asexual reproduction in which mitosis occurs and a new individual pinches off from the parent, matures, and eventually seperates from the parent |
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Sporangium |
A sac or case in which spores are produced |
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Stolons |
Hyphae that grow horizontally and rapidly produce mycelium |
Bread mold |
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Rhizoids |
Penetrate the food and anchor the mycelium in the bread |
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Zygospores |
Thick-walled spores that can withstand unfavorable conditions |
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Gametangium |
A structure containing a haploid nucleus |
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Ascospores |
Sexual spores |
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Conidiophores |
Fungal hyphae that grow up from the mycelium and elongate |
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Conidia |
Chains or clusters of asexual spores |
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Basidiospores |
Spores produced in basidia during reproduction |
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Mycorrhiza |
A mutualistic relationship in which a fungus lives symbiotically with a plant |
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Lichens |
A symbiotic association between a fungus, usually an ascomycote, and a photosynthetic green alga or a cyanobacterium |
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