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Spores
What is true about spores?
Spores are highly resistant to many chemicals, including most disinfectants. Only solution designated as sporicidal will kill spores. Spores can survi...
What are the characteristics of spore-bearing animals?
Spore bearing plants are algae, fungi, bryophytes, and pteridophytes. They reproduce asexually by spores produce mostly in sporangia. Spores are resis...
Are spores air born?
Fungal spores and hyphal fragments are ubiquitous components of the atmosphere and can occur in high concentrations unless the ground is covered with ...
What is the function of spores?
spore, a reproductive cell capable of developing into a new individual without fusion with another reproductive cell. Spores thus differ from gametes,...
What is the function of fungal spores?
Fungal spores are microscopic biological particles that allow fungi to be reproduced, serving a similar purpose to that of seeds in the plant world. F...
Were is the sorus located on a plant?
sorus, plural sori, in botany, brownish or yellowish cluster of spore-producing structures (sporangia) usually located on the lower surface of fern le...
What is the purpose of the sporangiophores?
Sporangium Function They are involved in the production of spores through mitosis; this involves the cleaving of their cytoplasm to produce haploid sp...
Do humans grow from spores?
Moulds growing on food, damp walls or compost piles produce millions of spores that are frequently inhaled by humans and can cause diseases ranging fr...
What is used to reproduce fern and moss?
Ferns and mosses reproduce by releasing millions of spores through the air. The spores are fed eggs and are spread through the environment by wind. Wh...