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14 Cards in this Set
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Aerial Hypha
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A hypha that is not imbedded in the material upon which the fungus grows
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Antibiotic
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A chemical secreted by a living organism that kills or reduces
the reproduction rates of other organisms |
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Chitin
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A chemical that provides both toughness and
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Extracellular Digestion
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Digestion that takes place outside the cell
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Fermentation
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The anaerobic (without oxygen) breakdown of sugars into alcohol, carbon dioxide and lactic acid
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Haustorium
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A hypha of a parasitic fungus which enters the host's cells, absorbing nutrition directly from the cytoplasm
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Hypha
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A filament of fungal cells
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Membrane
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A thin covering of tissue
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Mycelium
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The part of the fungus responsible for extracellular digestion and absorption of the digested food
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Rhizoid hypha
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A hypha that is imbedded in the material on which the fungus grows
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Sporophore
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Specialized aerial hypha that asexually reproduces spores
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Stolon
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An aerial hypha that sexually reproduces to make more filaments
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Zygospore
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A zygote surrounded by a hard, protective covering
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Zygote
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The result of sexual reproduction when each parent sontributes half of the DNA necessary for the offspring
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