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Apologia Fungus
Apologia Biology Module 4 - Kingdom Fungi
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| extracellular digestion | digestion that takes place outside of the cell |
| mycelium | the part of the fungus responsible for extracellular digestion and absorption of the digestion |
| hypha | a filament of fungal cells |
| rhizoid hypha | hypha that is imbedded in the material in which a fungus grows |
| aerial hypha | a hypha that is not imbedded in the material upon which the fungus grows |
| sporophore | aerial hypha that produced spores |
| stolon | aerial hypha that makes new filaments (asexually) |
| haustorium | a hypha of a parasitic fungus that enters the host's cells, absorbing nutrition directly from the cytoplasm |
| chitin | a chemical that makes fungus both tough and flexible |
| membrane | a thin covering of tissue |
| fermentation | the anaerobic breakdown of sugars into smaller materials |
| zygospore | a zygote surrounded by a hard, protective covering |
| antibiotic | a chemical secreted by a living organism that kills or reduces the reproduction rate of other organisms. |
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