Module#4 Kindom Fumgi Flashcards
A filament of fungal cells
Hypha
The part of the fungus responsible for extracellular digestion and absorption of the digested food
Mycelium
A hypha that is imbedded in the material on which the fungus grows
Rhizoids hypha
A hypha that is not imbedded in the material upon which the fungus grows
Aerial hypha
Specialized aerial hypha that produces spores
Sporophore
An aerial hypha that asexually reproduces to make more filaments
Stolon
A hypha if parasitic fungus that enters the hosts cells absorbing nutrition directly from the cytoplasm
Haustorium
A chemical that provides both toughness and flexibility
Chitin
A thin covering of tissue
Membrane
The anaerobic breakdown of sugar into smaller molecules
Fermentation
A zygote surrounded by hard pritective covering
Zygospore
The truly of sexual reproduction when each parent contributes half of the DNA necessary for the offspring
Zygote
A chemical severed by a living organism that kills or reduces the reproduction rate of other organisms
Antibiotic
