Question

Name an organism that reproduces by spore formation. List three conditions favorable for spores to germinate and grow.

Answer 1

A genus of common saprophytic fungi on plants and specialist parasites on animals is an organism that reproduces through spore formation. They are present in a wide range of organic substances, including jellies, syrups, leather, wheat, peanuts, and tobacco, including "mature fruits and vegetables". In sweet potatoes, one species of this group is responsible for causing soft rot.

Complete answer:
Rhizopus reproduces by developing spores. The following are the three conditions favorable for spores to germinate and grow:
-Moisture in the environment
-Optimal temperature
-Presence of oxygen
Spore formation: The tiny structures of the blob-on-a stick involved in reproduction. The blobs are called sporangia, containing cells or spores that can grow into new Rhizopus eventually. Thick walls that shield them when they come into contact with another moist surface are protected by the spores and can continue to expand further.
Other situations include:
-Enough nutrients
-Thick wall of spores
-Contact with another humid surface
Rhizopus usually appears to be multicellular.
Some species of Rhizopus are opportunistic (fungal infection) agents of human zygomycosis and can be fatal. A complication of diabetic ketoacidosis can also be rhizopus infections. At least eight species belong to this widespread genus.

Note: As filamentous, branching hyphae that typically lack cross-walls (i.e. they are coenocytic), rhizopus species grow. By forming asexual and sexual spores, they replicate. Sporangiospores are formed within a spherical structure, the sporangium, during asexual reproduction. Sporangia are protected by a sporangiophore. Among distinctive, root-like rhizoids, sporangiophores arise. In sexual reproduction, at the point where two compatible mycelia fuse, a dark zygospore is formed. A zygospore develops colonies upon germination that are genetically distinct from either parent.