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eukaryotic heterotrophs that have cell walls
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fungi
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the cell walls of fungi are made up of -,
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chitin
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a complex carbohydrate that is also found in the external skeletons of insects
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chitin
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multicellular fungi are composed of thin filaments called
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hyphae
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the bodies of multicellular fungi are composed of many hyphae tangled together into a thick mass called a
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mycelium
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well suited to absorb food bc it permits a large surface area to come in contact with the food source throug hwhich ti grows
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mycelium
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a reproductive structure growing form the mycelium into the soil beneath it
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fruiting body
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in fungi, spores are produced in structures called
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sporangia
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sporangia are found at the tips of specialized hyphae called
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sporangiophores
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- have life cycles that include a zygospore
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zygomycetes
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a resting spore that contains zygotes formed during hte sexual phase of hte mold's life cycle
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zygospore
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rootlike hyphae that penetrate the bread's surface
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rhizoids
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stemlike hyphae that run along the surface of the bread
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stolons
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gamete-forming structures
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gametangia
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named for the ascus, a reproductive structure tahat contains spores
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ascomycota
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tiny spores called - are formed at the tips of specialized hyphae called conidiophres
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conidia
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cell division in the rapidly growing yeast cells
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budding
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in most ascomycete, meiosis is followed by a cycle of mitosis, so that 8 cells known as - are produced
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ascospores
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the phylum -, or club fungi, gets its name from a specialized reproductive strucutre that resembles a club
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basidiomycota
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the spore-bearing structure is called the
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basidium
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the two nuclei in each basidium fuse to form a diploid zygote cell, which then undergoes meiosis, forming clusters of haploid -
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basidiospores
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an extremely varied phylum, composed of those fungi that are not placed in other phyla bc researchers have never been able to observe a sexual phase in their life
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deuteromycota
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organisms that obtain food from decaying organic matter
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saprobes
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symbiotic associations between a fungus and a photosynthetic organism
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lichens
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the roots are woven into a partnership with even larger web of fungal mycelia. these associations of plant roots and fungi are
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mycorrihizae
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