Test 4 Flashcards
ium
Refers to a part of the body
Hist
Tissue
Myc
Fungus
Mycel
Threadlike
Osis
Abnormal condition
Sapr
Rotten
Sis
Condition;state
Sym; syn
Together
Terr
Earth;land
Zym
Yeast
Saprophyte
Feeds on decaying organic material
Pileus
The “cap” of the mushroom
Gill
Papery rib under the cap of some mushroom species
Stipe
Stalk or stem
Annulus
Ring like structure found on the stipe of some mushrooms
Spore
Unit of asexual reproduction adapted in bad conditions
Decomposer
Organism that breaks down and obtains energy from dead organic material
Mycelium
Thick mass of tangled filaments that make up the body of the fungus
Hypha
Branching filament that makes up a fungus
Rhizoid
Small branching hypha that grows from the stolons, releases digestive enzymes, and absorbs digested organic material
Myxomycete
Slime mold in the phylum myxomycota
Dermatophyte
Fungus that attacks the skin
Imperfect fungi
Deuteromycetes involved in only asexual reproduction
Mildew
Small mold caused by water