Question

Difference between spores and sporangiospores​

Answer 1

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⭕Spores⭕

➡️A spore is a minute, typically one-celled, reproductive unit capable of giving rise to a new individual without sexual fusion, characteristic of lower plants, fungi, and protozoans.

➡️Lower plants like fungi, algae, bryophytes , pteridophytes , etc and lower organisms like protists usually reproduce by spore formation. These spores are produced in a sac like structure in protists whereas in plants is produced within the sporangium present on the sporophyll.

➡️Spore production maintains continuity of species. It ensures greater survival as compared to sexual reproduction which is accomplished with the help of a number of agents which may be absent sometimes thus hindering reproduction.

⭕SPORANGIOSPORES⭕

➡️The process in which sporangiospores, a type of asexual spore found in fungi, are formed. Sporangiospores are formed within sac-like structure, the sporangium, following the division of the cytoplasm.

➡️Sporangiospores are produced inside specialized cells called sporangia and remain enclosed in the cells until maturity. Conidia may be produced inside a cell (although not always) but at maturity they will be exposed to the external environment. 

Answer 2

Conidia are asexually produced spores that are borne externally to the cells that produce them. ... Sporangiospores are produced inside specialized cells called sporangia and remain enclosed in the cells until maturity.