Fungi Relations with the World
Some fungi are this, meaning they feed off of a living host.
What are parasites?
Name of the walls that separate hyphae.
What are septa?
The relationship between fungi and an algae.
What is a lichen?
When an organism needs to eat in order to obtain energy, instead of making food by itself.
What is a heterotroph?
Name of fungi that is also a leavening agent in bread.
What is yeast?
A relationship that mutually benefits both parties involved, such as Venom.
What is symbiosis/ a symbiotic relationship?
Hyphae that produce spores are called this.
What are sporophores?
Lichen that looks like dried paint.
What is crustose?
The main role and function of a fungi.
What is decomposing?
What is imperfect fungi?
A disease that fungi cause in humans.
What is thrush/ athlete's foot/ ringworm?
Hyphae that are embedded in the material that they are growing in.
What are rhizoids?
Lichen that is made of branches with fruiting bodies on the ends.
What is fruticose?
The study of fungi is called this.
What is mycology?
What is basidiomycota?
The relationship between fungi and plant roots.
What are mycorrhizae?
The parasitic hyphae are called this. They absorb nutrients directly from a living host.
What are haustoria?
Lichen that looks like crinkled leaves.
What is foliose?
The word for the stem of a mushroom.
What is the stipe?
Structure that forms and produces spores.
What is a fruiting body?
Some fungi are this, meaning they feed off of decaying matter.
What is saprophytic?
Sporophores that produce spores within a sac-like structure.
What are sporangiophores?
Role of algae in a lichen relationship.
What is providing sugars/ food through photosynthesis?
The cell walls of fungi are made of this, which is also found in insects.
What is chitin?
One method of asexual reproduction for fungi (one word, don't describe the process).
What is budding/ fragmentation/ spores?