AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -A spore is a reproductive structure, cell or organ of a plant, fungi and algae. It is capable of reproducing and growing into a new plant without involving fusion with other reproductive structures. So, spores are units of asexual reproduction in non-flowering plants, fungi, bacteria, algae etc.

Detailed explanation-2: -What are the similarities between plants and fungi? Both fungi and plants are eukaryotes. They do not show any movement or locomotion. Also, both plants and fungi have membrane-bound nuclei.

Detailed explanation-3: -While both are eukaryotic and don’t move, plants are autotrophic-making their own energy-and have cell walls made of cellulose, but fungi are heterotrophic-taking in food for energy-and have cell walls made of chitin.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer: Flowering and non-flowering plants both have seeds. Both plants engage in reproduction, just the difference is while the former reproduces through flowers, the latter reproduces through seeds or spores. Flowering and non-flowering plants both have chlorophyll, so both engage in photosynthesis.

Detailed explanation-5: -Among the fungi, spores serve a function analogous to that of seeds in plants. Produced and released by specialized fruiting bodies, such as the edible portion of the familiar mushrooms, fungal spores germinate and grow into new individuals under suitable conditions of moisture, temperature, and food availability.