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chapter 7 vocabulary
Microbiology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |