HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

PLANT BIOLOGY

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Describe the structure of a fungus. Include mycelium and hyphae.
A
the living body of the fungus is mycelium that is made from a web of tiny filaments that are called hyphae
B
fungus does not exist
C
mushrooms are fungus
D
mushrooms
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A typical fungus consists of a mass of branched, tubular filaments enclosed by a rigid cell wall. The filaments, called hyphae (singular hypha), branch repeatedly into a complicated, radially expanding network called the mycelium, which makes up the thallus, or undifferentiated body, of the typical fungus.

Detailed explanation-2: -Structure of Fungi They can be either single-celled or multicellular organisms. Fungi consist of long thread-like structures known as hyphae. These hyphae together form a mesh-like structure called mycelium. Fungi possess a cell wall which is made up of chitin and polysaccharides.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mycelium (plural mycelia) is a root-like structure of a fungus consisting of a mass of branching, thread-like hyphae. Fungal colonies composed of mycelium are found in and on soil and many other substrates.

Detailed explanation-4: -Like plants and animals, fungi are eukaryotic multicellular organisms. Unlike these other groups, however, fungi are composed of filaments called hyphae; their cells are long and thread-like and connected end-to-end, as you can see in the picture below.

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