sporulation
Making dormant cells
Sporulation is the process by which an organism produces spores—typically as a survival mechanism or mode of reproduction.
Bacteria sporulate when conditions become hostile, forming dormant endospores that can withstand extreme heat, desiccation, and chemicals.
Fungi sporulate as part of their normal reproductive cycle: The mold reached sporulation and released millions of spores into the air.
Haploid reproductive generation
- meiosisGamete-producing cell division
- haploidSingle chromosome complement
- diploidTwo complete chromosome sets
- tetradGroup of four units
dispersal · dormancy · germination · development · maturation · differentiation · cycle · stages
Bacterial dormancy structure
- bacillusCylindrical bacterial cell
- dormancySuspended biological activity
- heat-resistantUnaffected by high temperatures
- desiccationComplete removal of moisture
sterilization · germination · anthrax · botulism · tetanus · biofilm · resistance · cortex
Fungal filament network
- hyphaeFungal filamentous structures
- ascomycotaSpore-sac fungal phylum
- basidiomycotaSpore-bearing fungal phylum
- mushroomsSpore-bearing fruiting bodies
gametophyte
Haploid reproductive generation
- meiosisGamete-producing cell division
- haploidSingle chromosome complement
- diploidTwo complete chromosome sets
tetrad · dispersal · dormancy · germination · development · maturation · differentiation · cycle · stages · reproduction
endospore
Bacterial dormancy structure
- bacillusCylindrical bacterial cell
- dormancySuspended biological activity
- heat-resistantUnaffected by high temperatures
desiccation · sterilization · germination · anthrax · botulism · tetanus · biofilm · resistance · cortex · coat
mycelium
Fungal filament network
- hyphaeFungal filamentous structures
- ascomycotaSpore-sac fungal phylum
- basidiomycotaSpore-bearing fungal phylum
ornamentation
Decorative additions to something
- microbiologybacteria, bacterium, microbe, microbes, microorganisms
- mycologymycology, mushroom, toadstool, mycelium, mycorrhizae
- microbial processesfermentation, decomposition, nitrogen fixation, conjugation, transduction
- rust fungirusts, puccinia, red rust, host plants, infection cycle
- Yeastbaker's yeast, brewer's yeast, wild yeast, budding, fermentation
- fungimushroom, mushrooms, toadstool, toadstools, yeast
sporulationgermination
Seed's initial growth phase
outgrowth · hatching · emergence · activation · sprouting
sporulationbinary fission
Asexual splitting into two
active growth · proliferation · cell division · budding · mitosis