Lichen (Calicium corynellum)

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Glossary

Fruiting bodies: a differentiated spore bearing structure.
Photosynthesis: metabolic process characteristic of plants in which carbon dioxide is broken down, using energy from sunlight absorbed by the green pigment chlorophyll. Organic compounds are made and oxygen is given off as a by-product.
Spores: microscopic particles involved in both dispersal and reproduction. They comprise a single or group of unspecialised cells and do not contain an embryo, as do seeds.
Thallus: type of simple plant body that does not have stems, leaves and roots.

References

Purvis, O. W., Coppins, B. J., James, P. W. & Moore, D. M. (1992). The lichen flora of Great Britain and Ireland. Natural History Museum Publications. The British Lichen society, London.