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Biology II
Fungi and Protists
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Biology
Undergraduate 2
02/16/2010

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Agar
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Gelatinous substance derived from seaweed (red Algie) for culturing microorganisms
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Alleles
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One member of a pair or series of genes that occupy a specific position on a specific chromosome.
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Algin
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A complex polysaccharide occurring in the cell walls of the brown algae (Phaeophyta). Algin strongly absorbs water to form a viscous gel.
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Alveoli
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system of saclike structures ("alveoli") on the inner surface of the plasma membrane
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Amylose
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The inner portion of a starch granule, consisting of relatively soluble polysaccharides having an unbranched, linear, or spiral structure.
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Asci
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An ascus (plural asci; Greek for "skin bag"[1]) is the sexual spore-bearing cell produced in ascomycete fungi.
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Autotroph
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An organism capable of synthesizing its own food from inorganic substances, using light or chemical energy. Green plants, algae, and certain bacteria are autotrophs.
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Axopodia
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phagocytosis type, with long thin pseudopods supported by complex microtubule arrays enveloped with cytoplasm, and they respond rapidly to physical contact.
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Basodiospore
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a reproductive spore produced by Basidiomycete fungi. Basidiospores typically each contain one haploid nucleus that is the product of meiosis, and they are produced by specialized fungal cells called basidia
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Chloroplast
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Cillia
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Zygosporangia
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