Biology Key Terms Chap. 23

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tough carbohydrate found in many fungi and in the exoskeletons of all arthropods

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chitin

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slender filament that is part of the body of a multicellular fungus

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hyphae

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mass of hyphae forming the body of a fungus

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mycelium

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thick-walled sexual strucutre that characterizes members of the phylum Zygomycota

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zygosporangium

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stem-like structures of a mold

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stolon

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hypha that acts as an anchor for a fungus; hair-like projection that anchors a nonvascular plant

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rhizoid

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sac that forms on the surface of an ascocarp in which haploid spores are formed

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ascus

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common name given to a unicellular ascomycetes

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yeast

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asexual reproduction where a small cells forms fom a large cell and either pinches itself off or remains attached to the large cell

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budding

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club-shaped sexual reproductie structure that forms on the gills of basidiomycetes

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basidium

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mutualistic association between a fungus and a plant's roots, in which the fungus absorbs water and nutrients for the plant and the plant suplies food to the fungus

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mycorrhiza

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symbiotic association between a fungus and an alga or cyanobacterium

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lichen