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Apologia Biology
Module 4
Question | Answer |
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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 | 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 which 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 (without oxygen) breakdown of sugars into alcohol, carbon dioxide, and lactic acid. |
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 rates of other organisms |