NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -haustorium, highly modified stem or root of a parasitic plant or a specialized branch or tube originating from a hairlike filament (hypha) of a fungus. The haustorium penetrates the tissues of a host and absorbs nutrients and water.

Detailed explanation-2: -Specialized Hyphae. Some unique fungi have specialized hyphae called haustoria that allow them to penetrate the tissues of their plant host.

Detailed explanation-3: -Many filamentous pathogens invade plant cells through specialized hyphae called haustoria.

Detailed explanation-4: -Fungi grow by forming tubular, thread-like cells called hyphae that penetrate the substrates upon which they feed. In this way they are able to invade complex substrates very effectively, dissolving them with extracellular enzymes and transporting the resulting simple sugars or amino acids.

Detailed explanation-5: -Some unique fungi have specialized hyphae called haustoria that allow them to penetrate and extract the tissues of their host. Mutualistic fungi have branching hyphae such as arbuscules that they use to exchange nutrients with plant hosts.