In addition to being long, threadlike structures found on fungi, what is another characteristic of hyphae? a) they dissolve when touched by water. b) they collect sunlight for photosynthesis. c) they usually grow underground in tangles. d) they create protective shields around fungi.

C)They usually grow underground in tangles.

Fungi are eukaryotic, saprophytic organisms, that derive their nutrition by decaying the dead organic matter. They exhibit thread like structures called as hyphae, that helps in obtaining food. These hyphae grows underground to locate dead animal and plant matter, decay it and obtain food from it.

this protocol provides a detailed procedure for co-immunoprecipitation (co-ip) to identify protein–protein interactions.