Fungi Science 6th Grade

The study of Fungus

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

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

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An Organism from which a parasite takes food or shelter.

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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

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

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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.

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

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