Module #4 Vocabulary

Question 1

Extracellular digestion

Answer 1

Digestion that takes place outside of the cell.

Question 2

Mycelium

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Hypha

Answer 3

A filament of fungal cells.

Question 4

Rhizoid hypha

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Aerial hypha

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Sporophore

Answer 6

Specialized aerial hypha that produces spores.

Question 7

Stolon

Answer 7

An aerial hypha that asexually reproduces to make more filaments.

Question 8

Haustorium

Answer 8

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

Question 9

Chitin

Answer 9

A chemical that provides both toughness and flexibility.

Question 10

Membrane

Answer 10

A thin covering of tissue.

Question 11

Fermentation

Answer 11

The anaerobic breakdown of sugars into smaller molecules.

Question 12

Zygospore

Answer 12

A zygote surrounded by a hard, protective covering.

Question 13

Zygote

Answer 13

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

Question 14

Antibiotic

Answer 14

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