Questions: Arrange the events involved in sporulation by matching the descriptions with the correct picture.
Moth dim cell is degraded and the endospore is released.
Vegetative growth stops; DNA is duplicated.
Transcript text: Arrange the events involved in sporulation by matching the descriptions with the correct picture.
Moth\& ${ }^{\text {dim }}$ cell is degraded and the endospore is released.
Vegetative growth stops; DNA is duplicated.
Solution
Step 1: Vegetative growth stops; DNA is duplicated.
The first image shows the vegetative cell before sporulation begins. DNA is replicated in preparation for cell division.
Step 2: A septum forms, dividing the cell asymmetrically.
The second image shows an asymmetrical septum forming, dividing the cell into two unequal compartments.
Step 3: A forespore is formed within the mother cell.
The third image depicts the smaller compartment engulfed by the larger compartment, forming the forespore within the mother cell.