Fungi
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awesomelypossum on May 22, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Chitin | Fungi cell walls have... |
| Saprobes | Decomposers |
| Mycorrhizae | Fungi make nutrients, their roots make sugar |
| Lichens | Fungi/algae mix on trees |
| Pathogens | Infect people |
| Mycotoxins | Kill things, used in medicine |
| Exoenzymes | Secreted to digest food outside, making it easier to absorb |
| Hyphae | Filaments composing main body |
| Mycelium | Interwoven mass of body (underground) |
| Fruiting body | Aboveground part we see |
| Haustoria | Penetrates host and directly feeds |
| Ergots | Make LSD from rye |
| Pslicybin | An example of a toxic fungi |
| Mycosis | Animalfungal infections |
| Ringworm, candida yeast infection, pneumonia, athlete's foot | Examples of animalfungal infections |
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