Spore production in fungi is an important part of reproduction. What is the adaptive significance of the protective coat found around fungal spores?

a. The protective coat keeps the spore viable until environmental conditions allow fungal growth.
b. The protective coat inhibits spore growth until other fungi in the area die.
c. The protective coat increases the distance of dispersal from the parental fungus.
d. The protective coat inhibits fungal growth wherever the spore lands.

The protective coat keeps the spore viable until environmental conditions allow fungal growth is the correct answer.

Explanation:

The protective coat protects the spore from the mechanical disruption and keeps the spore on the viable states until the climate conditions are favorable that allow the growth of fungal.

The protective coat presents around the fungal spores protects the spores from hydrogen peroxide and other different chemicals.

the relative standard reduction potential of the half-cell in which reduction occurs; more positive than the other half-cell. reduction is a chemical process in which electrons are added to an atom or an ion; it always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent.