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Why are spores important in the reproductive cycles of fungus?

Can someone please explain? But please no excessively long or wordy answers.

Update:

Can fungi not reproduce without spores?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    When reproductive hyphae cells are made by the fungus, a mushroom shape forms at the top. The scientific name for the mushroom shape is the sporocarp. It has one purpose, that is to release reproductive spores. The sporocarp is not part of the live fungi. Reproduction in fungi is sexual, but the spores which contain the reproductive cells must somehow come in contact with one another before fungi can reproduce.

    Spores are reproductive cells that are dispersed by wind. They are capable of germinating and producing a new mycelium

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  • simon
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    Spores have all the genetic material to create new fungi and they often have heat resistant walls. They have moderate Resistance to pH and they can survive total immersion in water or desiccation. Spores can survive many years before germination, in fact spores found in Arctic circle or even in Egyptian tombs have germinated after all this time!

    Source(s): Microbiology.
  • 1 decade ago

    because they will go on to form the gametes of the fungus, from a sporocyte, and then will lead to become a gametocyte.

  • 1 decade ago

    A marvelous question! Also a question that i have asked before. This question that you have asked just is not a no sweat one to be put to rest.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    because without them, fungi don't reproduce.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    it's in your textbook...and it's kinda long and wordy.

    that's life. we all have to deal with it.

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