Question
Download Solution PDFIn Ascomycetes, which of the following structures produces asexual spores?
- Ascus
- Conidiophore
- Sporangium
- Mycelium
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Option 2 : Conidiophore
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Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Conidiophore
Explanation:
Characteristics of Ascomycetes:
- Known as sac fungi.
- Asexual reproduction is by conidia.
- Conidia produced exogenously on the special mycelium called conidiophores.
- Produce sexual spores called ascospores in a sac-like structure called an ascus.
- Ascospores are produced endogenously in sac like asci (singular ascus).
- Mycelium is branched and septate.
- Examples: Aspergillus, Claviceps, Neurospora,Penicillium
Sporangium: The sporangium is a structure that produces spores in other groups of fungi, particularly Zygomycetes, but it is not the structure responsible for asexual spore production in Ascomycetes.
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