| A | B |
| material containing carbon | organic |
| fungus which secretes enzymes that digests food outside of itself | saprophytes |
| mature compost | humus |
| asexual reproduction | budding |
| the hard material of spores | chitin |
| species of button mushrooms | Agaricus bisporous |
| spore-producing reproductive structures of some fungi | mushrooms |
| a hugh mass of expensive fungus | truffle |
| the liquid extract of compost containing nutrients | leachate |
| the process of replenishing the supply oxygen | aeration |
| reproductive cells that form fungi without fertilization | spores |
| organisms made of fungi and algae | lichen |
| long, branching tubule structures which grow at the tip | hyphae |
| a massive collection of hyphae, located underground | mycelium |