Question

advantages and disadvantages of spore formation​

Answer 1

Advantages

The organism does not need male and female reproductive organs.

Organisms do not waste their energy unnecessarily in producing male and female gametes.

Large numbers of spores are produced in one sporangium.

Spores do not require any medium for dispersal. They are rounded and very light in weight and hence can be easily transferred for germination.

Spores are distributed easily by air to far-off places to avoid competition at one place.

Spores are covered with thick walls to prevent dehydration under unfavourable conditions.

Disadvantages :

A disadvantage is that the spores will be clones of the original organism, leaving them vulnerable.

Answer 2

Answer :

Advantages of spore formation​

• Bacterial spores primarily function as a resting, or inactive, stage in the bacterial life cycle, assisting in the preservation of the bacterium during periods of adverse environment.

• Bacillus and Clostridium bacteria, of which some species cause disease, produce spores in large quantities.

Disadvantages of spore formation​

• Fungi reproduce by disseminating spores into the environment. The spore will grow into a new fungus...

• Because they are all genetically identical, these spores have the drawback of producing progeny that are unlikely to be resistant to unfavorable environments.