NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Fungi can reproduce asexually by fragmentation, budding, or producing spores, or sexually with homothallic or heterothallic mycelia.

Detailed explanation-2: -Fungi are a diverse group of organisms with a huge variation in reproductive strategy. While almost all species can reproduce sexually, many reproduce asexually most of the time.

Detailed explanation-3: -Almost all fungi reproduce asexually by producing spores. A fungal spore is a haploid cell produced by mitosis from a haploid parent cell. It is genetically identi ca l to the parent cell. Fungal spores can develop into new haploid individuals without being fertilized.

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

Detailed explanation-5: -The most common mode of asexual reproduction is through the formation of asexual spores, which are produced by one parent only (through mitosis) and are genetically identical to that parent (Figure 3). Spores allow fungi to expand their distribution and colonize new environments.