Apologia Biology Module 4 Vocabulary

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Extracellular digestion

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Digestion that takes place outside of the cell (98)

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Mycelium

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The part of the fungus responsible for extracellular digestion and absorption of the digested food – plural mycelia (98)

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Hypha

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Filament of fungal cells – plural hyphae (100)

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Rhizoid hypha

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A hypha that is imbedded in the material on which the fungus grows (99)

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Aerial hypha

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A hypha that is not imbedded in the material upon which the fungus grows (100)

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Sporophore

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Specialized aerial hypha that produces spores (100)

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Stolon

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An aerial hypha that asexually reproduces to make more filaments (100)

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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 (100)

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Chitin

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A chemical that provides both toughness and flexibility (101)

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Membrane

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A thin covering of tissue (104)

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Fermentation

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The anaerobic (without oxygen) breakdown of sugars into smaller molecules (i.e. alcohol, carbon dioxide, and lactic acid). (110)

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Zygospore

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A zygote surrounded by a hard, protective covering (112)

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Zygote

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The result of sexual reproduction when each parent contributes half of the DNA necessary for the offspring (112)

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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 (116)