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Chapter 8 Key Terms
The keyterms from chapter 8.
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01/12/2011

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algae
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chlorphyll- containing, plant-like protists that produce oxygen as a result of photosynthesis
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ascus
Definition
saclike, spore-producing structure of sac fungi
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basidium
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club-shaped, reproductive structure in which club fungi produce spores
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budding
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form of asexual reproduction in wich a new, genetically-identical organism forms on the side of its parent
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cilia
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in protists, short, threadlike structures that extend from the cell membrane of a ciliate and enable the organism to move quickly
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flagellum
Definition
long, thin whiplike structure that helps organisms move through moist or wet surroundingd
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hyphae
Definition
mass of many-celled, threadlike tubes forming the body of a fungus
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lichen
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organism made up of a fungus and a green algae or a cyanobacterium
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mycorrhizae
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network of hyphae and plant roots that helps plants absorb water and minerals from soil
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protist
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one or more many celled eukaryotic organism that can be plantlike, animal like, or fungus like
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protozoan
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one celled animal like protist that can live in water, soil, and living and dead organisms
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pseudopod
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temporary cytoplasmic extensions used by some protists to move about and trap food
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saprophyte
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organism that uses dead organisms as a food source and helps recycle nutrients so they are available for use by other organisms
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sporangium
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round spore case of a zugote fungus
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spore
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waterproof reproductive cell of a fungus that can grow into a new organism; in plants, haploid cells produced in the gametophyte stage that can divide by mitosis to form plant structures or an entire new plant or can develop into sex cells
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