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Unit 6 Fungi
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7th Grade
12/01/2010

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Term
MYCOLOGY
Definition
THE STUDY OF FUNGI
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HYPHAE
Definition
THE BRANCHING, THREADLIKE TUBES THAT MAKE UP THE BODIES OF MULTICELLULAR FUNGI
Term
FRUITING BODIES
Definition
REPRODUCTION HYPHAE OF A FUNGUS. SPORES ARE PRODUCED HERE.
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SPORE
Definition
REPRODUCTIVE CELLS OF A FUNGUS
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YEAST
Definition
SINGLE-CELLED FUNGUS THAT REPRODUCES BY BUDDING
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PENICILLIN
Definition
THE 1ST ANTIBIOTIC. IT IS PRODUCED FROM PENICILLIUM FUNGI AND HAS SAVED THE LIVES OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE
Term
ALEXANDER FLEMING
Definition
SCOTTISH SCIENTIST WHO DISCOVERED PENICILLIN IN 1928
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BUDDING
Definition
ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION OF YEAST IN WHICH A NEW YEAST CELL GROWS OUT OF THE BODY OF A PARENT CELL
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LICHEN
Definition
A FUNGUS AND AN ALGAE THAT LIVE TOGETHER IN A MUTALISTIC RELATIONSHIP
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MYCORRHIZAE
Definition
MUTUALISTIC RELATIONSHIP IN WHICH A FUNGI ATTACHES TO THE ROOTS OF PLANTS. THE PLANTS GROW LARGER AND HEALTHIER
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