Refer to the figure. The figure shows several microsporidia growing inside an animal host.If a mutation occurred that prevented the structure labelled A from developing properly, what would be the most likely consequence for the fungus?
A) The fungus would begin budding and reproduce asexually.
B) The microsporidia could not be vertically transmitted to the offspring of their host.
C) New infective spores would no longer be made by the fungus.
D) Microsporidia would not be able to obtain nutrients from the host.
E) The host would no longer be infected with microsporidia.

Question

Refer to the figure.  The figure shows several microsporidia growing inside an animal host.If a mutation occurred that prevented the structure labelled A from developing properly, what would be the most likely consequence for the fungus?
A) The fungus would begin budding and reproduce asexually. 
B) The microsporidia could not be vertically transmitted to the offspring of their host. 
C) New infective spores would no longer be made by the fungus. 
D) Microsporidia would not be able to obtain nutrients from the host. 
E) The host would no longer be infected with microsporidia.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Structure A is likely the sporophorous vesicle, which is responsible for packaging and releasing the infective spores. If it is unable to develop properly, the fungus would not be able to produce new infective spores and therefore would not be able to infect new hosts or spread to new areas.

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