 | Term | Definition |
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Extracellular digestion |
Digestion that takes place outside of the cell |
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Mycelium |
The part of the fungus responsible for extracellular digestion and absorption of the digested food |
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Hypha |
A filament of fungal cells |
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Rhizoid hypha |
A hypha that is imbedded in the material on which the fungus grows |
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Aerial hypha |
A hypha that is not imbedded in the material upon which the fungus grows |
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Sporophore |
Specialized aerial hypha that produce spores |
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Stolon |
An aerial hypha that asexually reproduces to make more filaments |
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Haustorium |
A hypha of a parasitic fungus that enters the host's cells, absorbing nutrition directly from the cytoplasm |
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Chitin |
A chemical that provides both toughness and flexibility |
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Membrane |
A thin covering of tissue |
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Fermentation |
The anaerobic breakdown of sugars into smaller molecules |
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Zygospore |
A zygote surrounded by a hard, protective covering |
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Zygote |
The result of sexual reproduction when each parent contributes half of the DNA necessary for the offspring |
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Antibiotic |
A chemical secreted by a living organism that kills or reduces the reproduction rate of other organisms |
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