NEET BIOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION

KINGDOM PROTISTA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A mass of hyphae is called a(n)
A
spore
B
mycelium
C
sporangium
D
conidiospore
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: -The hyphae are arranged into a network called a mycelium. It is the mass of the mycelium that gives fungal growth its characteristic “cottony” or “fuzzy”…

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -Mycelium is the vegetative part of a fungus or fungus-like bacterial colony, consisting of a mass of branching, thread-like hyphae.

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