A fungal structure that results when haploid nuclei fuse during sexual reproduction and can survive unfavorable growing conditions is the
A)mycelium.
B)sporangium.
C)ascocarp.
D)basidium.
E)zygospore.

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The structure that results from haploid nuclei fusing during sexual reproduction in fungi and is able to survive unfavorable growing conditions is the zygospore. The mycelium refers to the mass of hyphae that make up the main body of a fungus, the sporangium is a structure where spores are produced asexually, the ascocarp is a fruiting body in ascomycete fungi that contains the sexual spores, and the basidium is a mushroom structure that produces basidiospores in basidiomycete fungi.

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