| A | B |
|---|
| extracellular digestion | digestion that takes place outside of the cell |
| mycelium | the part of the fungus responsible for extracellular digestion and absorption of the digest food |
| hypha | filament of fungal cells |
| rhizoid hypha | a hypha that is imbedded in the material on which the fungus grows |
| aerial hypha | a hypha that is not imbedded in the material upon which the fungus grows |
| sporophore | specialized aerial hypha that produces spores |
| stolon | an aerial hypha that asexually reproduces to make more filaments |
| haustorium | a hypha of a parasitic fungus which enters the host's cells, absorbing nutrition directly from the cytoplasm |
| chitin | a chemical that provides both toughness and flexibility |
| membrane | a thin covering of tissue |
| fermentation | the anaerobic breakdown of sugars into smaller molecules (i.e. alcohol, carbon dioxide, and lactic acid) |
| zygospore | a zygote surrounded by a hard, protective covering |
| zygote | the result of sexual reproduction when each parent contributes half of the DNA necessary for the offspring |
| antibiotic | a chemical secreted by a living organism that kills or reduces the reproduction rates of other organisms |
