Fungi Science 6th Grade

The study of Fungus

A eukaryotic heterotroph that has a rigid cell wall but no chlorophyll

An organism that feeds on an organism of another species and usually harms it

An Organism from which a parasite takes food or shelter.

A long branching structure found at the base of a fungus that is made up of a chain of cells.

• Saprotroph

• Budding

• Mold

• Hyphae

All of the hyphae that is woven together to form the p;art of the fungus that is hidden under ground

A type of heterotroph that gets energy from decomposing, or breaking down dead organisms.

The process dead organisms being broken down and returned to earth by decomposers

• Budding

• Fragmentation

• Decomposition

• Mycology

A reproductive cell that can generate another organism of the same species, either sexually or asexually.

A type of asexual reproduction in which the parent breaks into fragments, or pieces, and each of those fragments becomes a new organism