NEET BIOLOGY

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. A hypha consists of one or more cells surrounded by a tubular cell wall. In most fungi, hyphae are divided into cells by internal cross-walls called “septa” (singular septum). Septa are usually perforated by pores large enough for ribosomes, mitochondria, and sometimes nuclei to flow between cells.

Detailed explanation-3: -These hyphae have specialized tips called haustoria, which penetrate the cell walls of plants or tissues of other organisms in order to obtain nutrients.

Detailed explanation-4: -In most fungi, hyphae are the main mode of vegetative growth and are collectively called as a mycelium. Hyphae are tubular thread-like structures bearing sporangia at their tips.