Question

Sort the steps in the asexual reproduction of fungi.

• A. Haploid spores
• B. Karyogamy
• C. Plasmogamy
• D. Zygote meiosis
• E. Zygote

Answer 1

Sexual reproduction in fungi starts with plasmogamy or fusion of the protoplasms of two motile or two non-motile gametes.
This is followed by karyogamy or the fusion of their nuclei. This fusion results in a single cell called zygote. Zygote nucleus undergoes meiosis producing haploid spores. These spores germinate to give rise to a new hypha.