Module 4: Kingdom Fungi Vocabulary Quiz

Digestion that takes place outside the cell [blank_start]extracellular digestion[blank_end]

The part of the fungus responsible for extracellular digestion and absorption of the digested food [blank_start]mycelium[blank_end]

A filament of fungal cells: [blank_start]hypha[blank_end]

A hypha that is imbedded in the material on which the fungus grows: [blank_start]rhizoid[blank_end] hypha

A hypha that is not imbedded in the material upon which the fungus grows: [blank_start]aerial[blank_end] hypha

Specialized aerial hypha that produces spores: [blank_start]sporophore[blank_end]

An aerial hypha that asexually reproduces to make more filaments: [blank_start]stolon[blank_end]

A hypha of parasitic fungus that enters the host's cells, absorbing nutrition directly from the cytoplasm: [blank_start]haustorium[blank_end]

A chemical that provides both toughness and flexibility: [blank_start]chitin[blank_end]

A thin covering of tissue: [blank_start]membrane[blank_end]

The anaerobic breakdown of sugars into smaller molecules: [blank_start]fermentation[blank_end]

A zygote surrounded by a hard, protective covering: [blank_start]zygospore[blank_end]

The result of sexual reproduction when each parent contributes half of the DNA necessary for the offspring: [blank_start]zygote[blank_end]

A chemical secreted by a living organism that kills or reduces the reproduction rate of other organisms: [blank_start]antibiotic[blank_end]