Question

The fungus Penicillium reproduces asexually and forms genetically identical spores. Which of the following processes does Penicillium use to form its spores?

Group of answer choices

fertilization

mitosis

osmosis

transcription

Answer 1

Mitosis

Penicillium reproduces asexually and forms genetically identical spores by mitosis.

Explanation:

In fungi, spores are produced in a structure called sporangium. This is a bulb-like structure at the tip of the sporangiophore. The parent cells (usually haploid because the fungi spend most of their life cycle in the haploid phase) divides and produces spores by mitosis. This produces haploid spores that are dispersed and readily germinate into haploid hyphae.

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