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Apologia Biology Module 4
Question | Answer |
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What is Extracellular digestion? | Digestion that takes place outside of the cell |
What is Mycelium? | The part of the fungus responsible for extracellular digestion and absorption of the digested food. |
What is a Hypha? | A filament of fungal cells |
What is a Rhizoid hypha? | A hypha that is imbedded in the material on which the fungus grows. |
What is an Aerial hypha? | A hypha that is not imbedded in the material upon which the fungus grows. |
What is a Sporophore? | Specialized aerial hypha that produces spores. |
What is a Stolon? | An aerial hypha that asexually reproduces to make more filaments. |
What is a Haustorium? | A hypha of a parasitic fungus that enters the host's cells, absorbing nutrition directly from the cytoplasm. |
What is Chitin? | A chemical that provides both toughness and flexibility. |
What is Membrane? | A thin covering of tissue. |
What is Fermentation? | The anerobic breakdown of sugars into smaller molecules. |
What is a Zygospore? | A zygote surrounded by a hard, protective covering. |
What is a Zygote? | The result of sexual reproduction when each parent contributes half of the DNA necessary for the offspring. |
What is an antibiotic? | A chemical secreted by a living organism that kills or reduces the reproduction rate of other organisms. |
A mushroom is in its button stage. Has it released its spores yet? | No. |
What job does the fruiting body of a fungus perform? | The fruiting body holds and releases the spores for reproduction. |
A fungus produces haustoria. Is it saprophytic or parasitic? | Parasitic. |