Question

What is the purpose of sporangiophores in fungi?

Answer 1

Sporangiophores:

1. Fungal hyphae produces very long stalks known as sporangiophores.
2. Sporangiospores are spores produced at the end of the sporangiophores in an enclosed, sac-like structure called a sporangium.
3. These sporangiophores bear the sporangia above the main mycelium.
4. Sporangiophores are aerial hyphae that bear sporangia, which contain non-motile sporangiospores.
5. The wind disperses the mature spores.
6. These long sporangiospores help the sporangiophores in dispersal through air currents.