Although they have many features in common, water molds are differentiated from fungi because
A) unlike fungi, water molds are saprotrophic.
B) water molds have cell walls of cellulose, while fungi have cell walls of chitin.
C) water molds grow only in water and fungi grow only on land.
D) adult water molds are diploid, while adult fungi are haploid.
E) unlike fungi, water molds do not have a filamentous body.

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Water molds have cell walls of cellulose, while fungi have cell walls of chitin. This is the main difference between the two groups.

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