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Apologia Biology Mod
Apologia Biology Module 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Extracellular Digestion | Digestion that takes place outside the cell |
| Mycelium | The part of the fungus responsible for extracellular digestion and absorbtion of the digested food |
| Hyph | filament of fungal cells |
| Rhizoid hypha | A hypa that is imbedded in the material upon which the fungus grows |
| Aerial hypha | a hypha that is not not imbedded in the material upon which the fungus grows |
| Sporophore | specialized aerial hypha that produces spores |
| Chitin | A chemical that provides both toughness and flexibility |
| Saprophytic | Decomposes that decay what was once living matter |
| Membrane | A thin covering of tissue |
| Fermentation | The anaerobic (without oxygen)breakdown of sugars into smaller molecules |
| Zygospore | A zygote surrounded by a hard, protective covering |
| Zygote | The result of sexual reproduction when each parent contibutes half of the DNA necessary for the offspring |
| Antibiotic | A chemical secreted by a living organizsm that kills or reduces the reproduction rates of other organisms |