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 (a) What is spore formation? 

(b) Draw a diagram showing spore formation in Rhizopus. 

(c) List two advantages for organisms to reproduce themselves through spores.

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(a) When a slice of bread is kept in moist dark place for a few days, spores of Rhizopus present in air settle on the bread to form new fungus plants of Rhizopus. 

(b) The Rhizopus consists of fine thread-like projections called hyphae. It has a knob like structure which is involved in reproduction called sporangia, containing spores, that develop into new Rhizopus.

(c) Two advantages for organisms to reproduce themselves through spores are as follows: 

(i) It is a faster mode of reproduc-tion. 

(ii) Offsprings produced are identical

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