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Study of fungi is called?
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mycology
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Give examples of fleshy fungi.
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mushrooms and puffballs
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yeasts are unicellular or multicellular?
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unicellular fungi
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what are hyphae?
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fungal filments
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yeasts reproduce by using what method?
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budding
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What are dimorphic fungi?
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fungi that grow in either yeastlike or moldlike forms
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what are thallus?
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body of molds
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Name 2 types of asexual spores.
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condiospore and blastoconidia
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waht are 3 phases of sexual reproduction?
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plasmogamy, karyogamy, meiosis
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Fungi prefer acidic or basic pH?
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acidic pH; too acidic for most bacteria
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What is mycosis?
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fungal infection
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What is an opportunistic pathogen?
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normally harmless but become pathogenic under certain conditions
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keratin is found where in the body?
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found in hair, nails, skin
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What is lichen?
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combination of a green alga and a fungus
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what is a mutualistic relationship?
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each member benefits.
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What is a by-product of photosynthesis?
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oxygen
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What are algae?
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photosynthetic autotrophs
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What is algin?
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used as a food thickener extracted from algae cell walls
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What is one important role of algae in nature?
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important role in food chain because they convert CO2 into organic molecules
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waht are red tides?
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blooms of dinoflagellates in the ocean
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How would you classify protozoa?
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means of motility
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What are pseudopods?
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extending projections of the cytoplasm
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what are helminths?
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parasitic multicelluar eukaryotic animals
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What is a pellicle?
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outer covering on some protozoa
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What is a cuticle?
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outer covering of some helminths
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What is a cyst?
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a resistant form of a protozoan
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What are vacuoles?
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site of digestion in protozoa
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