Chapter 20, Problem 23A

Summary Introduction

To determine:

The size of the spores produced by basidiomycetes.

Introduction:

Basidiomycetes are a class of fungi that generally reproduce sexually by producing sexual spores. These spores are called basidiospores and they are produced by a basidium.

Explanation of Solution

Below is the diagram of a basidium bearing spores and the size of each spore is around 20 micrometers.