Explain Mathusian Trap

question 59

Essay

Explain Mathusian trap.

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Definitions:

Cilia

Short, hairlike projections from the plasma membrane, occurring usually in larger numbers.

Zygospore

Thick-walled resting cell formed during sexual reproduction of zygospore fungi.

Ascocarp

Reproductive structure of the sac fungi (phylum Ascomycota).

Basidium

Clublike structure in which nuclear fusion, meiosis, and basidiospore production occur during sexual reproduction of club fungi.