Module #4 Vocabulary Flashcards

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Extracellular digestion

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Digestion that takes place outside of the cell.

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Mycelium

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The part of the fungus responsible for extracellular digestion and absorption of the digested food.

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Hypha

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A filament of fungal cells.

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Rhizoid hypha

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A hypha that is imbedded in the material on which the fungus grows.

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Aerial hypha

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A hypha that is not imbedded in the material upon which the fungus grows.

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Sporophore

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Specialized aerial hypha that produces spores.

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Stolon

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An aerial hypha that asexually reproduces to make more filaments.

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Haustorium

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A hypha of a parasitic fungus that enters the host’s cells, absorbing nutrition directly from the cytoplasm.

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Chitin

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A chemical that provides both toughness and flexibility.

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Membrane

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A thin covering of tissue.

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Fermentation

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The anaerobic breakdown of sugars into smaller molecules.

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Zygospore

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A zygote surrounded by a hard, protective covering.

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Zygote

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The result of sexual reproduction when each parent contributes half of the DNA necessary for the offspring.

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Antibiotic

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A chemical secreted by a living organism that kills or reduces the reproduction rate of other organisms.

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