Intro to fungi vocab Flashcards
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Mycology
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study of fungi
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Fungi
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Heterotrophic, externally digesting
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monophyletic
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hyphae
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thallus
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Spitzenkörper
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septa/-um/-te
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coencytium
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parenthosomes
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make up the septae, swell to close the gap in basidiomycota
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dolipore septum
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woronin bodies
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plug up septae in ascomycota
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Basidiomycota
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Ascomycota
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mycelium
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yeasts
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dimorphic
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pseudohyphae/-al
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mitotic/asexual spores
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clonal dispersal
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meiotic/sexual spores
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basidiospore
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basidia/-um
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ascospore
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asci/-us
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basidioma (sing.)/ - ta (plural) | synonym: basidiocarp
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ascoma (sing.)/ -ta (plural) | synonym: ascocarp
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pleomorphic
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fruiting body
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mycelia sterilia
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chitin
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Beta-linked (1-4) glucan polysaccharide
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N-acetyl glucosamine
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ergosterol
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alpha-amino adipic (AAA) pathway
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Tryptophan
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saprobe/saprophyte
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thermotolerant/-philic
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psychrotolerant/-philic
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xerotolerant/-philic
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osmotolerant/-philic
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Lichen
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Mycorrhiza
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Endophyte
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Biotroph
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Necrotroph
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Hemibiotroph
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“ophistokont”
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Dikarya / Dikaryotic / Heterokaryotic
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Plasmogamy
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Karyogamy
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Heterothallic
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Homothallic
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Mating-type
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Unifactorial/bipolar
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Bifactoria/tetrapolar
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Apomixis
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