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Thallus

thallus

The vegetative body of a plant that is not differentiated into organs such as stems and leaves, for example algae, the gametophytes of many liverworts.


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Question from a freshman-definitions

... enter STPM, I have to start all over again. Here are some of my question: When I come across Bryophyta Division, I don't know what it mean by the thallus has dichotomous branching. What does it mean? What is cupules? In Funaria, what is seta? What is theca, operculum and apophysis?

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by Mafer
Sat Oct 07, 2006 2:05 pm
 
Forum: Botany Discussion
Topic: Question from a freshman-definitions
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The Fiber Disease

... the devious minds of those who think the human body cannot live in it's natural state. For one thing the quorem sensing, the signalling, the shaft(thallus - plant -like stem), eat your broccoli, chorella, cauliflour, corn, rye, rice, spinach,.........any which way but what is natural. What a scam, ...

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by Skytroll
Tue Oct 03, 2006 6:03 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
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need help on true or false questions.

Help can ne1 help me with this? 1. The network of filaments which make up the body of a fungus is called a thallus (true or false) 2. A lichen is a symbolic relationship between a fungus and a plant (true or false) If the answer is false then wut would replace the wourd that ...

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by Retarded_at_bio
Thu Apr 13, 2006 8:26 pm
 
Forum: Botany Discussion
Topic: need help on true or false questions.
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The Fiber Disease

... genus Nostoc; some lichens include multiple species of fungi. Lichens commonly grow on rocks, trees, fence posts, and similar objects. The body (thallus) of the lichen is made up of the filaments, or hyphae, of the fungus. Its typical greenish gray color is due to the combination of the chlorophyll ...

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by J Jill
Fri Feb 03, 2006 9:29 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
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homothallic

From Dr.Stein's Bioterm book: Homothallic (adj), Homothallus (n) Greek: omoios = similar, single thallus = plant that cannot be distinguished into root, stem, leaf 8)

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by Dr.Stein
Wed Jan 18, 2006 5:18 am
 
Forum: Botany Discussion
Topic: homothallic
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