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dimorphism -CORRECT ANSWER Having two different forms of growth.
hyphae -CORRECT ANSWER A long, thin filament that makes up the body of a
fungus.
rhizoid -CORRECT ANSWER Made up of hyphae embedded into the material a fungus
is growing on, which functions as a root system.
stolon -CORRECT ANSWER Stem-like structures that grow along the surface of the
ground, and serve as a method of propagation for some plants.
sporophore -CORRECT ANSWER A spore-bearing branch in fungi.
haustoria -CORRECT ANSWER It is the hyphal tip used by parasitic fungi to penetrate
the host's tissue, but remain outside of its cellular membrane.
mycelia -CORRECT ANSWER A mass of hyphae that forms the body of a fungus.
sporangiophore -CORRECT ANSWER A specialized hypha that forms a sporangia-
bearing branch.
sporangium -CORRECT ANSWER A chamber that produces and holds spores.
conidiophore -CORRECT ANSWER Specialized stalks on which conidia are formed.
conidia -CORRECT ANSWER Asexual vegetative spores formed by a fungus.
fruiting body -CORRECT ANSWER A multicellular structure which holds spore
producing structures.
external digestion -CORRECT ANSWER The process in which an enzyme is released
that helps digest nutrients, before an organism ingests or absorbs them.
fungicide -CORRECT ANSWER A biological organism or chemical compound that will
kill fungi and fungal spores.
, ascospore -CORRECT ANSWER Spores produced by fungi from the Phylum
Ascomycota.
budding -CORRECT ANSWER An asexual form of reproduction that can occur in
single-celled organisms such as yeast, or in organisms such as sponges. A cell or
group of cells begins to grow on the parent's body, before breaking off to form a new
organism.
smut -CORRECT ANSWER A type of fungus that causes plant disease.
lichen -CORRECT ANSWER A composite organism that is formed by the symbiotic
relationship of a fungus and a photosynthetic algae.
symbiosis -CORRECT ANSWER A close relationship between organisms of different
species, which benefits at least one of the organisms.
crustose -CORRECT ANSWER Can refer to a lichen that grows close to the surface of
a rock, tree, or other substance.
foliose -CORRECT ANSWER A flat leafy type of lichen.
fruticose -CORRECT ANSWER A type of lichen that has small branches that bear
fruiting bodies at the ends.
soredia -CORRECT ANSWER Asexual reproductive structure of a lichen composed of
a fungal hyphae wrapped around an algae.
Algae -CORRECT ANSWER A broad group of autotrophic organisms, they are
photosynthetic, but are simpler than most land based plants.
plankton -CORRECT ANSWER A wide range of microscopic organisms that float near
the surface of the ocean, or other aquatic system.
phytoplankton -CORRECT ANSWER Made up of photosynthetic plankton, including
algae, and is an important source of oxygen.
holdfast -CORRECT ANSWER The anchoring base of algae.
sessile -CORRECT ANSWER Permanently attached to something, unable to move
freely.
thallus -CORRECT ANSWER A plant or algal body that lacks true roots, leaves, or
stems.