NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -In both sexual and asexual reproduction, fungi produce spores that disperse from the parent organism by either floating on the wind or hitching a ride on an animal. Fungal spores are smaller and lighter than plant seeds. The giant puffball mushroom bursts open and releases trillions of spores.

Detailed explanation-2: -Asexual Spores. Nuclei within asexual spores are produced by mitotic division so that the spores are clones of the parent mycelium. The simplest mechanism of spore formation involves the differentiation of preformed mycelium. Spores generated in this fashion are called thallospores.

Detailed explanation-3: –Spores, produced asexually by one parent, are light and can be carried by the wind. Some plants can reproduce asexually by vegetative reproduction.

Detailed explanation-4: -Spores are tiny cells that form on special hyphae and are so small that more than 1, 000 would easily fit on a pinhead. Being so small and lightweight, spores can easily move unseen in the air currents, and most fungal spores are spread by the wind.

Detailed explanation-5: -Sporangiospores-These are the asexual spores of zygomycetes. Chlamydospores-These spores are thick-walled and are produced during unfavorable conditions from hyphae. Ascospores-They are the sexual spores of ascomycetes. Conidiospores-These are the asexual spores of the ascomycetes.