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Biology II Chapt. 31 Fungi

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97837815Heterotrophsthat don't ingest, use enzymes.
97837816HyphaeFilaments in the fungal body network
97837817ChitinPolysaccharide that strengthens fungal cell walls.
97837818Myceliuminterwoven mass that infiltrates the medium.
97837819septacross walls that divide hyphae into cells.
97837820coenocytic fungilack septa, division without cytokinesis
97837821haustoriaspecialized hyphae used to extract from host
97837822mycorhizaebeneficial relationship between plant and fungi
97837823ectomycorrhizal fungiform sheath of hyphae over root, grow into extracellular spaces.
97837824arbuscular mycorrhizal fungiextend branching hyphae through root cell wall and into tubes formed by invagination
97837825pheromonessexual signaling molecules, when released, hyphae extend and fuse
97837826plasmogamyunion of cytoplasms of two parent mycelia
97837827heterokaryoncoexisting genetically different nuclei
97837828dikaryotictwo nuclei, one from each parent.
97837829karyogamytwo haploid nuclei from two parents fuse.
97837830sporesresult from mitosis
97837831single celled yeastspinch off small "bud cells"
97837832dueteromyceteshave no known sexual stage
97837833fungi evolved fromflaggelated ancestor and are more closely related to animals than to plants.
97837834opisthokontsclade of fungi, animals, and protistan relatives, flagella on posterior
97837835nucleariidsunicellular protists
97837836chytridshave flaggelate spores (zoospores). multicellula hyphae. earliest to diverge.
97837837zygomycetesfood rot.
97837838zygosporangiumproduced by plasmogamy , resistant structure where karyogamy and meiosis occur.
97837839glomeromycetesarbuscular mycorrhizae
97837840ascomycetesproduce sexual spores in saclike asci
97837841ascibear sexual stages in fruiting bodies called ascocarps
97837842ascocarpsfruiting bodies of ascomycetes
97837843conidiaasexual spores
97837844basidiomyceteslong live dikaryotic mmycelium
97837845basidiocarpselaborate fruiting bodies for sexual reproduction
97837846basidiosporessexual spores
97837847endophytesfungi that live inside leaves or other plant parts without causing harm
97837848lichensymbiotic association between a photosynthetic microorganism and a fungus
97837849sorediasmall clusters of hyphae with embedded algae
97837850mycosisfungal infection

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