Some fungi are called rusts because:

A. they give a reddish cast to soils in which they grow
B. they have reddish spores that emerge from the leaves of infected plants
C. the enzymes they produce for breaking down wood also causes iron to rust
D. they produce rust-colored mushrooms as fruiting bodies
E. none of the other choices provided


B. they have reddish spores that emerge from the leaves of infected plants

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