Question

The reproductive structures of a zygomycete, an ascomycete, and a basidiomycete are illustrated here. Which is which? How do you know?

Answer 1

Choice A- Basidiomycete

It is a club fungi and on the Basidium they has seperate hyphae and spores. In the reproductive structure the hyphae is shown and so that it is easy to conclude that it is belongs to Basidiomycete.

Choice B- Zygomycete

It is a pin mold fungi and it has the reproductive structure of zygospores (given in the image) which can be easy identification of the fungi among others. The middle of the structure contains a zygote (ball like structure) which develop into zygospore during reproductive cycle. The formation of two haphae results in the zygote formation followed by zygospore.

Choice C- Ascomycete

Sac fungi is called as Ascomycetes its can be easily identified with asci and ascospores of reproductiv structures. From the given reproductive structure we conclude that its ascospores that only belongs to the Ascomycete family.

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