Chapter 11&12 Flashcards
Rhozoids
rootlike structure that lacks water-conducting tissue; anchors fungi down
hyphae
one of the slender filament that composes the mycelium of the fungus
mycelia
one of the hyphae in the fungal organism
thallus
leaf-like or plantlike structure in algae, fungi or plants; the basic unit of algae
stolon
an aerial hyphae that connects groups of hyphae together
haustoria
hyphae of parasitic fungi that perforate a host cell and obtain nutrition directly from the cytoplasm
ascospore
a sexually produced spore in a sac fungus
sporangia
a structure in which spores are produced
zygospore
a zygote surrounded by a hard protective covering to survive unfavorable conditions
symbiosis
situation in which two organisms of different species live together in close association; example, Lichens
lichen
a fungus in algae or cyanobacterium living together in a symbiotic relationship; good indicator of humidity
chitin
a complex polysaccharide that is a component in the exoskeleton of arthropods and in the cell wall of fungi
stipe
the stalk of a mushroom
zygomycota
bread mold
septate
a wall that separates individual cells in fungi
fungicide
a substance that kills fungi
foliose
a type of lichen with crinkly leaves
gills
thin spore producing membrane of certain fungi; contains basidium and bacidiospores
pellicle
a firm yet flexible covering outside the cell membrane of certain protozoans
taxes
an organisms response to a single stimulus
oral groove
a funnel shaped indentation in the body of the paramecium lined with cilia to sweep food into the mouthpore
contractile vacuole
a vacuole found in some cells that collects want and expels it from the cell
cycsts
a structure similar to a spore that is formed as part of the life cycle of some organisms or when conditions become unfavorable (just like endospores but in fungi)
red tide
poison (toxin) in oceans caused by dynoflagellas