definitions Flashcards
1
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define hypha
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a hypha is a tube or filament in a fungus
2
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define mycelium
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a mycelium is a (usually) visible mass of hyphae
3
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define obligate parasites
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An obligate parasite can only take its food from a live host
4
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define a facultative parasite
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they can get its food from a live or dead organism
5
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define sporulation
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it is the process of making spores
6
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define aseptic or asepsis
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aseptic or asepsis means that measures are taken to exclude unwanted micro-organisms
7
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define sterile
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Sterile means that all micro-organisms are destroyed, i.e. there is nothing living
