A | B |
extracellular digestion | digestion outside the cell |
mycelium | part responcible for digestion and absorbtion of food |
rhizoid hypha | hypha that is imbedded into the material on which the fungus lives |
aerial hypha | hypha not imbedded it is in the air |
stolon | aerial hypha that reproduces by extending itself |
sporaphore | specialized hypha that reproduce to make more filaments |
haustorium | hypha of parisidic fungus that enters cells of living host |
chitin | a chemical that provides toughness and flexibilty |
fermentation | the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into smaller molecules |
zygospore | a zygote surrounded by a hard, protective covering |
zygote | the result of sexual reproduction |
antibiotic | a chemical that kills or reduces the reproduction of other organisms |