Apologia Biology 2nd Ed. Module 4

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extracellular digestion
digestion that takes place outside of the 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 the fungus grows
aerial hypha
a hypha that is not imbedded in the material upon which the fungus grows
sporophore
specialized aerial hypha that produces spores
stolon
an aerial hypha 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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