Question

Some statements for toadstools are given, which one is correct? (1) Poisonous mushroom with branched and aseptate mycelium (2) Asexual reproduction takes place by zoospores and fragmentation (3) Karyogamy and meiosis take place in the basidium producing exogenous spores (4) It is a club fungi which prefers to grow in cold and dry places

Answer 1

Answer:

2ad opinion

Explanation:

Answer 2

The correct statement is - (3) Karyogamy and meiosis take place in the basidium producing exogenous spores.

• Karyogamy and meiosis occurs in basidium and exogenously produces four spores. These are called basidiospores.
• For example, Neurospora, Agaricus, Saccharomyces, produce spores endogenously.
• Karyogamy and meiosis occur in a basidium in club-shaped form.
• A basidium produces four meiospores or basidiospores of exogenous origin.