Question

Choose the correct answers from the alternatives given.
In the life cycle of black bread mold, the zygospore:

• A. undergoes meiosis and produces zoospores
• B. produces spores as a part of asexual reproduction
• C. is a thick-walled dormant stage
• D. is equivalent to asci and basidia

Answer 1

The correct option is C is a thick-walled dormant stage

The nuclei which involved in the sexual reproduction is called gametangia which are then fused together, the paired multinucleate structure becomes a zygosporangium, the zygosporangium which is formed will develop a thick, tough wall, and can remain dormant for months.

So, the correct option is 'is a thick-walled dormant stage'.