Question

Name the following:; (i) Thread like non-reproductive structures present in Rhizopus.; (ii) 'Blobs' that develop at the tips of the non-reproductive threads in Rhizopus.(Delhi - 2015)

Answer 1

i)Thread like non-reproductive structures present in Rhizopus is called Hyphae.

ii)Blobs' that develop at the tips of the non-reproductive threads in Rhizopus is called sporangia.

• These are seen in lower fungi, having broad and non-septed hyphae.
• It is a sac like structure of zygomycetes.
• Sporangiospore is the asexual reproductive unit of Rhizopus.