Chapter 21 - Fungi

Question 1

hypha

Answer 1

a tube or filament in a fungus

Question 2

mycelium

Answer 2

a (usually) visible mass of hyphae

Question 3

obligate parasite

Answer 3

can only take its food from a live host

Question 4

facultative parasite

Answer 4

can get food from a live or dead host

Question 5

sporulation

Answer 5

the process of making spores

Question 6

Aseptic asepsis

Answer 6

Measures are taken to exclude unwanted micro-organisms

Question 7

Sterile

Answer 7

All micro-organisms are destroyed. There is nothing living