Asexual Reproduction (Rhizopus) (Leaving Cert Biology): Quizzes
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What structure do hyphae form when they grow upwards in Rhizopus?
What structure do hyphae form when they grow upwards in Rhizopus?
Sporangium
What type of cell division occurs within the sporangium?
What type of cell division occurs within the sporangium?
Mitosis
What does mitosis produce within the sporangium?
What does mitosis produce within the sporangium?
A mass of cells
What are cells called after they develop a tough wall?
What are cells called after they develop a tough wall?
Spores
How are spores released from the sporangium?
How are spores released from the sporangium?
The sporangium cracks in the wind
What happens to spores after they are released?
What happens to spores after they are released?
They are dispersed into the environment
What does a spore do when it lands on a suitable substrate?
What does a spore do when it lands on a suitable substrate?
It germinates
What does a germinating spore form?
What does a germinating spore form?
New mycelia
What do mycelia consist of?
What do mycelia consist of?
Lots of hyphae