In the bread mould Rhizopus , asexual reproduction takes place by the formation of specific spores. Identify the correct type of asexual spores and their mode of origin in this fungus.

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Rhizopus belongs to the class Phycomycetes. According to NCERT, in Phycomycetes, asexual reproduction takes place by zoospores (motile) or by aplanospores (non-motile). These spores are produced endogenously within a sporangium. Conidia are exogenous asexual spores characteristic of Ascomycetes and Deuteromycetes. Basidiospores are exogenous sexual spores found in Basidiomycetes. Answer: Aplanospores or zoospores, produced endogenously