Multiple choice

Fungi differ from other non-green thalophytes in possessing a thallus known as _______.

  1. hyphae

  2. hapsule

  3. mycelium

  4. chitin

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C Correct answer
Explanation

The vegetative body of a fungus, consisting of a mass of branching, thread-like hyphae, is called the mycelium. Chitin is the material that makes up the cell wall, not the name of the thallus itself.