NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -A mushroom may release spores or split pieces of itself in asexual reproduction through either budding or fragmentation. The hyphae of two mushrooms fuse when the mushroom reproduces sexually, and they create a new mushroom to grow in the surrounding soil.

Detailed explanation-2: -In sexual reproduction, a fungal cell called hypha (often called mycelium) fuses with another hypha to form a new mushroom.

Detailed explanation-3: -Fungi reproduce asexually by fragmentation, budding, or producing spores. Fragments of hyphae can grow new colonies. Mycelial fragmentation occurs when a fungal mycelium separates into pieces with each component growing into a separate mycelium.

Detailed explanation-4: -Plants that reproduce by spores A parent plant sends out tiny spores containing special sets of chromosomes. These spores do not contain an embryo or food stores. Fertilisation of the spores takes place away from the parent, usually in a damp place. An embryo is formed and a new plant grows from it.

Detailed explanation-5: -Many mushrooms produce spores on their gills (on the underside of the mushroom’s cap). These spores fall off the gills in a fine powder and may travel some distance due to wind or animals before landing.