Chapter 28 - Biology II

mass of tangled filaments of cells, such as the fungus that grows on bread

unicellular fungus whose colonies resemble those of bacteria; makes bread rise

filaments of fungi

cell walls of hyphae

study of fungi

mat of hyphae visible to the unaided eye

wall dividing hyphae into cells

do not have septa

specialized hyphae that look like upright stalks

enclosed sac on top of a sporangiophore

spore inside sporangium

fungi spores formed without the protection of an enclosing sac; penicillium

conidia are formed on top of a stalklike structure

a form of asexual reproduction in which individual cells are released that act like spores; athlete's foot

asexual process in which part of a yeast cell pinches itself off to produce a small offspring cell