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14 Cards in this Set
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Extracellular Digestion
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Digestion that 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 produce 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 tissure
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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 coating.
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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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