DENDROLOGY

DENDROLOGY AND SOCIETY

PLANT CLASSIFICATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is a minute, typically single-cell reproductive unit capable of giving rise to a new individual without sexual fusion?
A
embryo
B
seed
C
spore
D
angiosperm
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Gamete: a mature haploid male or female germ cell that is able to unite with another of the opposite sex in sexual reproduction to form a zygote. Spore: a minute, typically one-celled, reproductive unit capable of giving rise to a new individual without sexual fusion.

Detailed explanation-2: -Examples of fungi with identified sexual reproduction (sexual spores) include Zygomycotina, Ascomycotina, and Basidiomycotina, which produce zoospores, ascospores, and basidiospores, respectively. Some Basidiomycotina reproduce both sexually and asexually, or even asexually exclusively.

Detailed explanation-3: -Plants that reproduce by spores Ferns, mosses, liverworts and green algae are all plants that have spores.

Detailed explanation-4: -Asexual spores include arthrospores, conidia, chlamydospores, and sporangiospores.

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