Question

Write short note on spore formation

Answer 1

In spore formation, the parent plant produces hundreds of microscopic reproductive units called ' spores'. When the spore case of the plant bursts, then the spores spread into air. When these air- borne spores land on food ( or soil ) under favourable conditions ( like damp and warm conditions) they germinate and produce new plants.

Answer 2

Spore formation is a method of asexual reproduction which is found in non flowering plants such as fungi (Rhizopus) and bacteria. In this method of reproduction, the parent plant produces hundreds of tiny spores which can grow into new plants.

(or)

The form of asexual reproduction in which the organism breaks down into no. of spores and later these spores develop into new organism is called spore formation.

For eg: Protozoa