EVERYDAY SCIENCE

SCIENCE

VIRUS AND BACTERIA

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A collective mass of hyphae are referred to as ____
A
parasitic
B
fruiting
C
mycelium
D
spores
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Mycelium: Masses of hyphae are called mycelium. Hyphae are long, slender thread-like structures formed from the bodies of fungi. The network of hyphae forms mycelium. Hyphae are of two types: Septate hyphae and Coenocytic hyphae.

Detailed explanation-2: -A mass of hyphae make up the body of a fungus, which is called a mycelium (plural, mycelia).

Detailed explanation-3: -Mycelium is the vegetative part of a fungus or fungus-like bacterial colony, consisting of a mass of branching, thread-like hyphae. The mass of hyphae is sometimes called shiro, especially within the fairy ring fungi.

Detailed explanation-4: -hyphae) is a long, branching, filamentous structure of a fungus, oomycete, or actinobacterium. In most fungi, hyphae are the main mode of vegetative growth, and are collectively called a mycelium.

Detailed explanation-5: -"Mycelium", like “fungus", can be considered a mass noun, a word that can be either singular or plural. The term “mycelia", though, like “fungi", is often used as the preferred plural form. Sclerotia are compact or hard masses of mycelium.

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