ACROSS 1. a mass of fungal hyphae that grows rapidly over organic material and produces spores asexually. 4. fungus with flagellated spores. 7. mutually beneficial partnership between a fungus and a plant root. 9. fungi that partner with plant roots; their hyphae grow inside the cell walls of root cells. 11. mass of threadlike filaments (hyphae) that make up the body of a multicelled fungus.
DOWN 2. composite organism consisting of a fungus and green algae or cyanobacteria. 3. having two genetically distinct nuclei (n + n). 5. one filament in a fungal mycelium. 6. single-celled or multicellular eukaryotic heterotroph that digests food outside the body, then absorbs the resulting breakdown products. Has chitin-containing cell walls. 8. heterotroph that feeds on organic remains by breaking them down into smaller, absorbable subunits. 10. single-celled fungus.