What is the advantage of a fungal body being composed of numerous thin hyphae instead of one or two very thick hyphae?

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What is the advantage of a fungal body being composed of numerous thin hyphae instead of one or two very thick hyphae?

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A greater surface area is available for absorption of nutrients.

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