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| hyphae | chains of cells that make up multicellular fungi; fungal filaments that are similar to plant roots |
| mycelium | a twisted mass of fungal hyphae that have grown together |
| spore | a small reproductive cell that is protected by a thick wall |
| mold | shapeless, fuzzy fungus |
| lichen | a combination of a fungus and an alga that grow intertwined---in a symbiotic relationship |
| decomposer | organism that gets its nutrition from dead plant or animal matter |
| threadlike fungus | fungi that reproduce sexually; extensions of hyphae grow into the air and form round spore cases at the tips |
| sporangia | reproductive structure of threadlike fungi; round spore cases at the tips of some hyphae |
| sac fungus | the largest group of fungi; includes yeasts, powdery mildews, truffles; reproduce sexually forming an ascus |
| ascus | reproductive structure of sac fungi |
| fungus | a kingdom of complex organisms that obtain food by breaking down other substances in their surroundings and absorbing the nutrients |
| yeast | single-celled sac fungi; reproduce asexually by budding; the ONLY fungus to reproduce by budding |
| budding | a new cell pinches off from an existing cell |
| club fungus | group of fungi that are umbrella-shaped mushrooms |
| basidia | reproductive structure of club fungi; special hyphae develop clublike structures |
| gills | grooves under the cap of a mushroom |
| imperfect fungus | all fungi that do not fit into another group; do not reproduce sexually |
| aflatoxin | a poison produced by fungus that can cause cancer |
| penicillium | a fungus that is the source of an antibiotic |
| symbiosis | one organism lives closely with another organism and each helps the other survive |
