NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The zygomycetes are a relatively small group in the fungi kingdom and belong to the Phylum Zygomycota. They include the familiar bread mold, Rhizopus stolonifer, which rapidly propagates on the surfaces of breads, fruits, and vegetables. They are mostly terrestrial in habitat, living in soil or on plants and animals.

Detailed explanation-2: -Rhizopus is a genus under the phylum Zygomycota. They are classified by the production of zygospores during sexual reproduction.

Detailed explanation-3: -The zygomycetes are a class of fungi known to cause cutaneous, locally invasive, and disseminated infection. This class includes Rhizopus spp., Rhizomucor spp., Absidia spp., Apophysomyces spp., Cunninghamella spp., and Mucor spp.

Detailed explanation-4: -Commonly called the bread molds, the Zygomycota are terrestrial fungi whose fruiting bodies are mostly microscopic in nature, although their asexually produced sporangia can reach greater than 5 cm tall in some species (Figure 3).