NEETBotanyBiological Classification
What are the two types of spores that phycomycetes produce for asexual reproduction?
Options
- AZoospores and aplanospores
- BOospores and ascospores
- CConidia and sporangiospores
- DBasidiospores and dikaryons
Correct answer
A. Zoospores and aplanospores
Step-by-step solution
Members of phycomycetes are found in aquatic habitats and on decaying wood in moist and damp places or as obligate parasites on plants. The mycelium is aseptate and coenocytic. Asexual reproduction takes place by zoospores (motile) or by aplanospores (non-motile). These spores are endogenously produced in sporangium. A zygospore is formed by fusion of two gametes. These gametes are similar in morphology (isogamous) or dissimilar (anisogamous or oogamous). Some common examples are Mucor, Rhizopus (the breadmould men