Chapter 3 - Terms to know Flashcards
Dikaryotic
Two nuclei share a single cell during nuclear fusion (longest part of the life cycle)
Fruiting body
Above ground
Hyphae
Millions of fibers that make up the mycelium
Mycorrhizae
Forms symbiotic relationships with plants
Mycelium
Underground part of fungi
Photosynthesis
Plants and organisms turning light energy into chemical energy
Seed
Differ from spores because of extra layers of support and food for embryonic plant
Vascular plants
Plant that had a specialized system for carrying fluids that include xylem and phloem
Xylem
Plant vascular tissue that conveys water and dissolved minerals from the roots to the rest of the plant
Phloem
Vascular tissue in charge of transport and distribution of nutrients
Gymnosperm
Unprotected seed
Angiosperm
Plants that produce flowers to store their seeds