Module #4

Question 1

extracellular digestion

Answer 1

digestion that takes place outside of the cell

Question 2

mycelium

Answer 2

the part of the fungus responsible for extracellular digestion and absorption of the digested food

Question 3

hypha

Answer 3

a filament of fungal cells

Question 4

rhizoid hypha

Answer 4

a hypha that is embedded in the material on which the fungus grows

Question 5

aerial hypha

Answer 5

a hypha that is not embedded in the materiel upon which the fungus grows

Question 6

sporophore

Answer 6

specialized aerial hypha that produces spores

Question 7

stolon

Answer 7

an aerial hypha that asexually reproduces to make more filaments

Question 8

haustorium

Answer 8

a hypha of a parasitic fungus that enters the host’s cells absorbing nutrition directly from the cytoplasm

Question 9

chitin

Answer 9

a chemical that provides both toughness and flexibility

Question 10

membrane

Answer 10

a thin covering of tissue

Question 11

fermentation

Answer 11

the anaerobic breakdown of sugars into smaller molecules

Question 12

zygospore

Answer 12

a zygote surrounded by a hard protective covering

Question 13

zygote

Answer 13

the result of sexual reproduction when each parent contributes half of the DNA necessary for the offspring

Question 14

antibiotic

Answer 14

a chemical secreted by a living org that kills or reduces the reproduction rate of other org.