Which of the Following is a Characteristic of Hyphate Fungi

Question

Which of the following is a characteristic of hyphate fungi (fungi featuring hyphae)?
A) They acquire their nutrients by phagocytosis.
B) Their body plan is a unicellular sphere.
C) Their cell walls consist mainly of cellulose microfibrils.
D) They are adapted for rapid directional growth to new food sources.
E) They reproduce asexually by a process known as budding.

Accepted Answer

Hyphate fungi have a multicellular body plan featuring branching hyphae, which are adapted for rapid directional growth to new food sources. They do not acquire their nutrients by phagocytosis (A), have a unicellular sphere body plan (B), or have cell walls consisting mainly of cellulose microfibrils (C). While some hyphate fungi can reproduce asexually by budding, this is not a defining characteristic of the group as a whole (E).