Question

Some structures related to fungi include hyphae and mycellium. Which statement BEST explains how these structures are related?

A) Hyphae hold mushrooms and other fungi upright by attaching to a mycellium.
B) Hyphae absorb water under ground and the mycellium absorbs water above ground.
C) Hyphae are long, threadlike structures that create a network called a mycellium.
D) Hyphae absorb nutrients from the soil that the mycellium converts into carbon dioxide.

Answer 1

hyphae are long threadlike structures that create a network called a mycelium

Answer 2

The correct answer would be option C.

Mycelium refers to the vegetative part of a fungus which is formed by the mass of branching, thread-like hyphae.

It helps in the absorption of nutrients from the surrounding environment. The biological polymers are first converted or digested into monomers with the help of enzymes secreted by the hyphae.

These monomer units are then absorbed by the mycelium either through facilitated diffusion or active transport.