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TRBC Bio M4 Terms
Module 4 Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Extracellular digestion | Digestion that takes place outside the cell |
| Mycelium | The part of the fungus responsible for extrracellular 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. |
| Chiton | A chemical that provides both toughnes and flexibility. |
| 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 reporduction when each parent contributes half ofthe DNA necesary for the offspring. |
| Antibiotic | A chemical secreted by a living organism that kills or reduces the reproduction rate of other organisms. |