Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are correct for Eucarpic fungi?

  1. Habitat is saprophytic and mycelium coenocytic.

  2. The reproductive organs arise from a part of thallus while the rest carries out somatic function.

  3. The entire thallus may be converted into reproductive structure so that somatic and reproductive phases do not occur in some individual.

  4. All of the above
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Eucarpic fungi are those where only a portion of the thallus (vegetative body) is converted into reproductive structures, while the rest continues to perform somatic functions. This is the defining characteristic. Option C correctly states this. Option A describes habitat incorrectly (eucarpy is about reproduction, not habitat). Option B describes holocarpic fungi, not eucarpic.

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