[Answer] Rajesh observed a patch of greenish black powdery mass on a stale piece of bread. Name the organism responsible for this and its specific mode of asexual reproduction.

The Question : Rajesh observed a patch of greenish black powdery mass on a stale piece of bread. a. Name the organism responsible for this and its specific mode of asexual reproduction.b. Name its vegetative and reproductive parts. b. Name its vegetative and reproductive parts.

Solution for the question :
(a) The greenish black powdery mass on a stale piece of bread is due to bread mould Rhizopus (½ mark) which reproduces by spore formation

(b) Hyphae or thread like structures are the vegetative part and tiny blob-like structures or sporangia are the reproductive parts (½ Mark).

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