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chapter 7 vocabulary
Microbiology
Question | Answer |
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Aseptate | hyphae of molds--lacking cross-walls |
Chitin | polysaccharide that makes up cell walls of most fungi |
Heterotrophic | use organic material made by other cells--fungi |
Hyphae | mold grow in long chains of connected cells--hairlike, hyphal structures are divided into two classes--septate & aseptate |
Mycelia | fuzzy masses of hypae--molds-- |
Saprobes | most fungi--obtain nutrients from dead organic material |
Septate | hyphae of molds--with cross-walls separating individual cells |
Sybiotic | fungi--obtain nutrients from living cells without harming them |