Question

Describe the machinisome of spore formation in rhizopus

Answer 1

Spore formation is a method of asexual reproduction which is found in non flowering plants such as fungi (Rhizopus) and bacteria.

Here the parent plant produces hundreds of tiny spores which can grow into new plants.

The spores are the microscopic, tough and resistant bodies which are round in shape and can grow into a new plant under suitable conditions.

In Rhizopus numerous spores are produced within sacs called sporangia.

The sporangia are knob like structures which are present at the top of the thread like structures called hyphae.

When these sporangia bursts, the spores are scattered by rain, wind or insects and under suitable conditions develop into a new Rhizopus plant, when they fall on a suitable substance like bread.