Biology 12th Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0078024269
ISBN 13: 978-0-07802-426-9

Chapter 22 - Fungi Evolution and Diversity - Assess - Page 408: 2

Answer

c. large surface area

Work Step by Step

A mycelium is a network of fungal filaments and the filaments are called hyphae. They give the mycelium quite a large surface-to-volume ratio, and this maximizes absorption. Therefore, hyphae are generally characterized by c. large surface area.
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