They have the advantage of multiplying by itself. It does not need a partner to reproduce. :)
Spores can be both asexual or sexual. It depends on the fungus. Some fungi even produce both kinds of spores.
Spores are unnecessary to asexual reproduction.
sexual spores and asexual spores
During asexual reproduction, ascomycotes produce a different spore called a conidia.
conidia for sure
Profusion
They can be present.
spores
Sporangiospores- asexual spores produced at the end of aerial hyphae enclosed within a sac. Rhizopus makes these types of spores.Conidiospores- asexual spores produced in chains at the end of aerial hyphae and are not enclosed by a sac. Penicillium makes these types of spores.
sexual and asexual
spores
Ferns and mosses