How reproduction takes place in
A fungus is member of the group of eukaryotic organisms which includes eparate microorganisms like yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as in one kingdom, which is different from the other eukaryotic life kingdoms of plants and animals.
Reproduction:
Fungi reproduce both sexually and/or asexually. The perfect fungi can reproduce bothby sexually aswell as asexually, while some fungi reproduce only asexually (by mitosis).
In both sexual and asexual reproduction, fungi tend to produce spores that get disperse from the parent organism by either floating on the wind or with the help of an animal.
2 modes are:
Fungi reproduce asexually by the method fragmentation, budding, or by simple producing spores. The fragments of hyphae actually grow new colonies. Mycelial fragmentation generally takes place when a fungal mycelium gets separated into small pieces with each component growing into a separate mycelium.
During the process of budding (a type of cytokinesis), a growth actually forms on the side of the cell, and the nucleus divides mitotically, finally the bud gets detacheed from the mother cell.
Spores allow fungi to expand their distribution and colonize into new environments. They gets released within a special reproductive sac called a sporangium.
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