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apologia biology #4
vocabulary for module 4 apologia biology
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 | A 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 that enters the host's cells, absorbing nutrition directly from the cytoplasm. |
Chitin | a chemical that provides both toughness and flexability. |
Membrane | a thin covering of tissue. |
Fermentation | the anaerobic breakdown of sugars into smaller molecules. |
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 rate of other organisms. |