Multiple choice

What is the advantage offered by the haploid state to the fungal life cycle?

  1. Quick reproduction

  2. More genetically diverse

  3. Large number of cell production

  4. Energy conservation for life sustenance

  5. Spread of the infective stage to healthy host
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Explanation

Haploid spores can form and spread faster and more efficiently than diploid zygotes because they do not undergo meiosis.

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