Fungi tend to reproduce sexually when nutrients are limited or other conditions are unfavorable, but they reproduce asexually in more ideal conditions. Why is this strategy successful?
The colonies of fungi multiply via asexual reproduction when nutrients are available or when the conditions are ideal, thus fungi is not altering it's growth features. At the times of unfavorable conditions, they undergo sexual reproduction, which creates offspring that is different from the parents. This particular strategy is successful due to the increase in genetic variation, which involves the odds of the offspring, that are adapted to the adverse conditions. When the nutrients are abundant, mother cell won't rely on other cells. They will multiply via mitosis producing daughter cells at the times of adverse conditions.
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