Fungus Vocabulary

Question 0

Saprophyte

Answer 0

Feeds on decaying, organic matter

Question 1

Lichen

Answer 1

Symbiotic partnership between a fungus and a photosynthetic organism

Question 2

Symbiosis

Answer 2

Interaction between 2 different organisms with a close physical association that is to the advantage of both.

Question 3

Mycelium

Answer 3

Vegetative part of a fungus, consisting of hyphae

Question 4

Hyphae

Answer 4

Branching filament that makes up a fungus

Question 5

Chitin

Answer 5

A fibrous substance consisting of polysaccharides

Question 6

Myxomycete

Answer 6

Slime molds

Question 7

Pileus

Answer 7

The cap of a mushroom or toadstool

Question 8

Spore

Answer 8

capable of giving ride to a new individual without sexual fusion

Question 9

Rhizoid

Answer 9

“Root” for fungus - anchors it down

Question 10

Rhizopus

Answer 10

Any genus of mold fungi on plants and specialized parasites on animals

Question 11

Annulus

Answer 11

A ring shaped object, structure, or region

Question 12

Stipe

Answer 12

A stalk or stem

Question 13

Imperfect fungi

Answer 13

Asexual reproduction only

Question 14

Decomposer

Answer 14

An organism that decomposes (breaks down) organic material

Question 15

Yeast

Answer 15

Microscopic fungus consisting of single oval cells that reproduce by budding

Question 16

Gill

Answer 16

The vertical plates on the underside of mushrooms and toadstools

Question 17

Mildew

Answer 17

A thin whitish coating consisting of minute fungal hyphae