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Midterm 2
Micro Midterm 2 Study
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Microbiology
Undergraduate 2
03/19/2012

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Term
Caenocytic
Definition
Cytoplasm and nuclei are not subdivide into cells (fungi)
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Septate
Definition
Nuclei are separated by cross wall (fungi)
Term
phycoerythrun
Definition
an accessory pigment in red algae responsible for red colour
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Endomycorrhizae
Definition
the fungal hyphae penetrate and becomes embedded in the plant root
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Ectomycorrhizae
Definition
hyphae forms a sheath around the plant root but does not penetrate it
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chytridiomycetes
Definition
-fruiting body contains sexual spores called zoospores
-They are flagellated and motile
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zygomycetes
Definition
-food spoilage
-All are coenocytic
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Ascomycetes
Definition
for ascospores
ex. Saccharomyces cerevisiae
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basidiomycetes
Definition
spores are at the end of a club-shaped basidium
many are "toadstool mushrooms"
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Viropexis
Definition
how endocytosis of viruses infecting mostly eukaryotic cells
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