Rajesh observed a patch of greenish black powdery mass on a stale piece of bread.
a. Name the organism responsible for this and its specific mode of asexual reproduction.
b. Name its vegetative and reproductive parts.
Answer
The greenish black powdery mass on a stale piece of bread is due to a fungus called Rhizopus .
- It is commonly known as bread mould and it reproduces by spore formation.
- Ferns and mosses also reproduce using the same method.
b)
Bread mould fungus has 2 main parts
Hyphae
- These are white thread like projections
- They are vegetative part of fungus
Sporangium
- These are tiny blob like structures ,They contain hundred of minutes spores
- They are the reproductive parts of plant