The Difference Between Septate Hyphae and Aseptate Hyphae Is

Question

The difference between septate hyphae and aseptate hyphae is
A)a difference in haploid and diploid cells.
B)a distinction between saprotrophic fungi and parasitic or disease-causing fungi.
C)a classification trait that separates basidiomycotes from ascomycotes.
D)a distinction between plasmodial masses with many nuclei and nonliving zygospores.
E)determined by whether the hyphae have cross walls or lack cross walls.

Accepted Answer

Septate hyphae have cross walls (septa) dividing the cells, while aseptate hyphae lack these cross walls, resulting in a continuous cytoplasmic mass with multiple nuclei.