Question

In fungi, lump of hyphae is referred as
A) Thallus
B) Haustorium
C) Mycelium
D) Carpogonium

Answer 1

Hint:Fungi are the filamentous organisms except the yeast. Fungi consist of a slender, long thread-like structure called hyphae and the web of hyphae is called mycelium. The cell wall of the fungi is composed of polysaccharide and chitin.

Complete answer:
Thallus :The thallus of fungi is the undifferentiated vegetative tissue. A thallus is referred to the entire body of a multicellular non-moving organism in which there is no organization of the tissues into organs. In almost all the fungi, hyphae make up the thallus. The hyphae is the multibranched tubular cells that are filled with the cytoplasm.
Haustorium : A haustorium is a rootlike structure. Haustorium grows into or around other structures in order to absorb water or nutrients. The simplest forms of the haustoria are small spheres. Haustoria in fungi arise from the intercellular hyphae. The haustorium of the fungi penetrates the tissues of the host and absorbs nutrients and water from the host cells.
Mycelium :The mycelium is the vegetative part of the fungi. Mycelium consists of the mass of b ranching, thread like hyphae. The fungi absorb nutrients from its environment only through the mycelium. Mycelium is also involved in the decomposition of the organic matter.
Carpogonium : Carpogonium is the female reproductive organ of the red algae. The Red algae belong to the division Rhodophyta. The carpogonia are highly specialized for reproduction purposes.The carpogonium gives birth to the carpospores.
Therefore, it has been clear from the above discussion that In fungi, a lump of hyphae is referred to as Mycelium.

Thus the correct answer is option ‘C’.

Note:Fungi is a kingdom classified as R.H. Whittaker in his five kingdom classification. Fungi are the heterotrophic organisms . They absorb their food by absorbing dissolved molecules by secreting digestive enzymes into their environment.