| asexual spores |
Reproductive structures
formed without genetic recombination |
| basidiospore |
A sexual spore formed by Basiomycete fungi |
| chloroplasts |
Organelle containing
chlorophyll |
| conidia |
Asexual fungal spore |
| endocytosis |
Process by
which solid and liquid materials are taken into the cell through membrane invagination and
engulfment into a vesicle |
| lysosome |
A cytoplasmic organelle containing
lysozyme and other hydrolytic enzymes |
| matrix |
The sense ground
substance between the cristae of a mitochondrion that serves as a site for metabolic
reactions |
| meiosis |
The type of cell division necessary for
producing gametes in diploid organisms. In eukaryotes, reduction division, the process by
which the change from diploid to haploid occurs. |
| mitosis |
Somatic cell division
that preserves the somotic chromosome number, |
| molds |
Fungi |
| mycologist |
Scientist who studies
fungi |
| phospholipids |
|
| photosynthesis |
A process occurring in
plants, algae and some bacteria in which the sun’s energy is collected and used to
fix carbon dioxide into organic compounds. |
| ribosomes |
Peptide assembly site |
| saprobe |
A microbe that
decomposes organic remains from dead organisms. Also known a saprophyte. |
| septa |
A partition between cells. |
| spores |
Reproductive structure
of fungi and some bacteria. |
| substrate |
The specific molecule upon which an enzyme
acts. |
| symbiosis |
An intimate association
between individuals from 2 species. |
| trematodes |
A flatworm parasite of vertebrates. |
| vector |
An animal that transmits
infectious diseases. |
