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Question
How will an organism be benefited if it reproduces through spores?
Solution
Advantages of spore formation:
- Large numbers of spores are produced in one sporangium.
- Spores are distributed easily by air to far-off places to avoid competition at one place.
- Spores are covered by thick walls to prevent dehydration under unfavourable conditions.
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