Fungi Flashcards
1
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Hypha
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A hypha is a tube or filament in a fungus
2
Q
Mycelium
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A mycelium is a (usually) visible mass of hyphae
3
Q
Obligate Parasite
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An obligate parasite can only take its food from a live host
4
Q
Facultative Parasite
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A facultative parasite can get its food from a live or a dead host
5
Q
Sporulation
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Sporulation is the process of making spores
6
Q
Aseptic / Asepsis
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Aseptic or asepsis means that measures are taken to exclude unwanted micro-organisms
7
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Sterile
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Sterile means that all micro-organisms are destroyed, i.e. there is nothing living
