Question

why do bacteria produce spores​

Answer 1

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Explanation:

Microorganisms sense and adapt to changes in their environment. It allows the bacterium to produce a dormant and highly resistant cell to preserve the cell's genetic material in times of extreme stress. ... Endospores can survive environmental assaults that would normally kill the bacterium.

Answer 2

Answer:

Bacteria produces spores to overcome unfavorable conditions such as drying up of vegetation. In such conditions, bacterial cell draws its content into a spherical mass that gets surrounded by a thick and hard protective wall forming a spore. Spores can tolerate extreme dryness and cannot be killed even at extreme temperatures.