Sporulate (Verb)
Meaning 1
Convert into spores.
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The fungus begins to sporulate as it matures, preparing for its next stage of development.
- After completing their life cycle, the bacteria sporulate and wait for suitable conditions to emerge.
- In response to environmental cues, the cells become genetically identical before they sporulate and disperse.
- Under the right conditions, this organism will sporulate and reinitiate its life cycle.
- When the colony grows old, certain cells differentiate and sporulate, allowing the microbe to survive adverse conditions.
Meaning 2
Produce spores; "plants sporulate".
Classification
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
Examples
- Mosses sporulate by producing spore capsules that release mature spores into the environment.
- Fungi typically sporulate on their fruiting bodies, such as mushrooms or brackets.
- In the reproductive stage of their life cycle, actinobacteria sporulate by producing chains of endospores.
- The fern gametophyte begins to sporulate and produce spores after it reaches maturity.
- As part of its reproductive cycle, the slime mold sporulate by forming large masses of spores.