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30 Cards in this Set
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asexual reproduction in which a part of the parent organism pinches off and forms a new organism
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budding
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a carbohydrate that forms part of the exoskeleton of arthropods and other organisms, such as insects, crustaceans, fungi, and some algae
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chitin
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describes filaments that do not have cell walls
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coenocytic
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an asexual spore produced in certain fungi
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conidium
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a type of hypha that bears asexual spores called conidia
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conidiophore
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fungi that can change their form in response to their environment
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dimorphism
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form of aesexual reproduction when hydra dries and shattrers releasing spores, i.e. athletes' foot
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fragmentation
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a nonreproductive filament of a fungus
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hypha
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in biology, a fungus that looks like wool or cotton
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mold
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the study of fungi
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mycology
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the mass of fungal filaments, or hyphae, that forms the body of a fungus
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mycelium
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a dividing wall, or partition, such as the wall between adjacent cells in a fungal hypha, the internal wall between adjacent segments of an annelid, and the thick wall between the right and left chambers of the heart
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septa
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a very small, unicellular fungus that ferments carbohydrates into alcohol and carbon dioxide; used to ferment beer and to leven bread and used as a source of vitamins and proteins
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yeast
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the reproductive portion of an ascomycete
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asocarp
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the female sexual organ or cell in ascomycetes
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ascogonium
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a spore produced in an ascus by ascomycetes
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ascospore
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the spore sac where ascomycetes produce ascospores
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ascus
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a structure that produces asexual spores in basidiomycetes
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basidium
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the part of a basidiomycete that produces spores
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basidiocarp
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a type of lichen that has a crustlike body
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crustose
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describes a cell that has two nuclei
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dikaryotic
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describes a lichen or alga that has a leaflike appearance
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foliose
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describes a lichen that is shrublike
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fruticose
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a cell or an organ that produces gametes
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gametangium
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a mass of fungal and algal cells that grow together in a symbiotic relationship and that are usually found on rocks or trees
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lichen
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cells that contain one nucleus
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monokaryotic
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a symbiotic association between fungi and plant roots
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mycorrhiza
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a rootlike structure in nonvascular plants, such as mosses or liverworts, that holds the plants in place and aids in absorption
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rhizoid
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in plants, a creeping stem that can develop roots and shoots at its nodes or at its tip to form new individuals
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stolon
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a toxic fungal poison that causes liver cancer; found as contaminants in peanuts and corn; produced by a species of Aspergillus
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aflatoxin
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