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14 Cards in this Set
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extracellular digestion
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Digestion takes place outside of the cell
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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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hypha
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A filament of fungal cells
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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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aerial hypha
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A hypha that is not imbedded in the material upon which the fungus grows
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sporophore
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Specialized aerial hypha that produces spores
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stolon
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An aerial hypha that asexually reproduces to make more filaments
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haustorium
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A hypha of a parasitic fungus that enters the host's cells, absorbing nutrition directly from the cytoplasm
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chitin
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A chemical that provides both toughness and flexibility
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membrane
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A thin covering of tissue
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fermentation
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The anaerobic breakdown of sugars into smaller molecules
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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 contributes half of the DNA necessary for the offspring
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antibiotic
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A chemical secreted by a living organism that kills or reduces the reproduction rate of other organisms
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