Question

Explain the structure of the bread mould and draw diagram.

Answer 1

Bread Mould or Rhizopus:

It is a genus of Fungi that falls under the phylum Zygomycetes (Phycomycetes), consisting of both saprophytic and parasitic species.

The structure along with the function of the Rhizopus or the common bread mould:

The structure includes Sporangium, Spores, Stolon, and the Rhizoids.

Sporangium:

1. They are mainly spherical and globular in shape.
2. They carry the asexual spore sporangiospores.

Spores:

1. These are the asexual spore known as sporangiospores.
2. They are released from sporangium.

Stolon:

1. It is an aerial structure.
2. It is present in the internodal region and touches the substratum.

Rhizoids:

1. They are formed in the nodal region near the stolon.
2. It has branching and attaches the mycelium to the substratum.
3. It also helps in the absorption of food.3cb5fe67a7b1a30a5