Diversity Of Fungi 19.5 Flashcards
Who is made of chition ?
Fungal cell walls
a tough polysaccharide that is also found
in the shells of insects and their close relatives.
Chitin
bodies of multicellular fungi are made of long strands called (
hyphae
is an underground network of hyphae. Under certain conditions, such as a moist environment,
mycelium
is a reproductive structure of a fungus that grows above ground.
Fruiting body
are the smallest and simplest group of fungi.
primitive fungi, or chytrids
Yeasts, certain molds such as Penicillium, and morels and truffles—which many people consider delicious to eat
Sac fungi
are mutualistic partnerships between fungi and the roots of certain plants.
Mycorrhizae
get their name because their fruiting bodies are club-shaped.
Club fungi
Members of Zygomycota are also known as zygote fungi be- cause of the structures they form during sexual reproduction.
Breads mold
spore-forming structures at the tips of their hyphae.
Sporangia