NEETBotanyBiological Classification
The spores produced by Phycomycetes are-
Options
- AExogenous in origin, produced by ascocarp
- BEndogenous in origin, produced by sporangium
- CExogenous in origin, produced by sporangium
- DExogenous in origin produced by Basidium
Correct answer
B. Endogenous in origin, produced by sporangium
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