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Do mucor and rhizopus have zoospores?


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Explanation:

Zoospores are motile spores that form in algae and other plants.

  1. It lacks a true cell wall and contains one or more flagella.
  2. These flagella are useful in allowing zoospores to swim under favorable conditions for development.
  3. Fungi generally lack zoospores. Mucor and Rhizopus are members of the Kingdom Fungi.
  4. Rhizopus is a phycomycete with coenocytic, filamentous hyphae that reproduce asexually through the formation of sporangiospores in the sporangia.

Final answer: Mucor and rhizopus have zoospores.


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