NEET BIOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION

KINGDOM FUNGI

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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.

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

Detailed explanation-3: -A hypha (from Ancient Greek (huphḗ) ‘web’; pl. 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-4: -Mycelium: The collective, filamentous strands that make up the fungal thallus. Strands of mycelium is referred to as hyphae (sing. =hypha).

Detailed explanation-5: -A mycelium is a network of fungal threads or hyphae. Mycelia often grow underground but can also thrive in other places such as rotting tree trunks. A single spore can develop into a mycelium. The fruiting bodies of fungi, such as mushrooms, can sprout from a mycelium.

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