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Question
Which type of hyphae is characterized by the absence of cross-walls, resulting in a continuous tube with multiple nuclei in a shared cytoplasm?
Correct Answer
Option B is the correct answer.
Detailed Explanation
Aseptate hyphae, also known as coenocytic hyphae, are continuous tubes with many nuclei in shared cytoplasm because they lack septa (cross-walls). Septate hyphae have compartments separated by cross-walls. Reproductive and vegetative hyphae refer to function, not septation.
Hint
The term 'coenocytic' implies 'shared cytoplasm' or 'many nuclei'.