Fungi Reproduction: Spore Production and Fragmentation

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What is the advantage of asexual reproduction in fungi?

  • Capable of growing into a new organism
  • Produces genetically different haploid spores
  • Very fast and produces enormous number of asexual spores (correct)
  • Produces a small offspring cell

Which method of asexual reproduction involves the pinching off of a part of a yeast cell?

  • Fragmentation
  • Spore production
  • Budding (correct)
  • Mating types

How do fungi that reproduce sexually produce genetically different haploid spores?

  • By breaking off from the fungus and begin to grow on their own
  • By fusing hyphae of 'plus' and 'minus' mating types (correct)
  • By becoming capable of growing into a new organism
  • By producing thousands of genetically identical haploid spores

How does fragmentation contribute to asexual reproduction in fungi?

<p>Cells or hyphae break off from the fungus and begin to grow on their own (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the protective feature associated with spores in fungi?

<p>Thick cell wall (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the method of asexual reproduction that takes place when cells or hyphae break off from the fungus and begin to grow on their own?

<p>Fragmentation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the protective feature associated with spores in fungi?

<p>Thick cell walls (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of reproductive cells are capable of growing into a new organism in fungi?

<p>Haploid spores (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the adaptive advantage of fungi that can reproduce both sexually and asexually?

<p>Very fast production of asexual spores (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which type of asexual reproduction does a part of a yeast cell pinch itself off to produce a small offspring cell?

<p>Budding (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Zygomycota is named after the structure called a zygospore in its life cycle

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The sporangium is held up in the air by a Sporangiophore in asexual reproduction

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Sexual reproduction in Zygomycetes is called fragmentation

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The zygospore can remain dormant for months and withstand unfavorable conditions

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The spores germinate into new hyphae in the sexual reproduction of Zygomycetes

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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