A mushroom is

A) composed of many threadlike filaments called mycorrhizae.
B) specialized to obtain most of the nutrients for the fungal mycelium.
C) an independent stage in the alternation of generations of the fungal life cycle.
D) an aboveground reproductive structure connected to a mycelium.


Answer: D

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