9th grade Bio test 4
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 extracurricular digestion | digestion that takes place outside of a cell |
| mycelium | The part of the fungus responsible for extracellular digestion and absorption of the digested food |
| hypha | A filament of fungal cells |
| rhizoid hypha | A hypha that is imbedded in the material on which fungus grows |
| aerial hypha | A hypha that is not embedded in the material upon which the fungus grows |
| sporophore | Specialized aerial hypha that produces spores |
| stolen | an aerial hyphae that asexually reproduces to make more filaments |
| haustorium | A hypha of a parasitic fungus that enters the host's cells, absorbing nutrition directly from the cytoplasm |
| chitin | A chemical that provides both toughness and flexibility |
| membrane | A thin covering of tissue |
| fermentation | The anaerobic breakdown of sugars into smaller molecules |
| zygospore | A zygote surrounded by a hard, protective covering |
| zygote | The result of sexual reproduction when each parent contributes half of the DNA necessary for the offspring |
| antibiotic | A chemical secreted by a living organism that kills or reduces the reproduction rate of other organisms |
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