Most fungi have sexual and asexual reproduction abilities. This enables them to adapt to environmental changes. When the environment is stable, they can spread swiftly through asexual reproduction. When conditions change and genetic variation may help them survive, they can enhance their genetic diversity through sexual reproduction.
All fungus almost exclusively reproduce asexually by creating spores. A haploid cell called a fungal spore is created by mitosis from a parent haploid cell. It shares the same genetic makeup as the parental cell. Without being fertilised, fungus spores can grow into new haploid individuals.
Moving water, wind, or other organisms can spread spores. To "fire" the spores far from the parent organism, some fungus even have cannons. This makes it more likely that the children won't have to fight their parents for space or other resources.
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