Spore vs. Endospore — What's the Difference?

In biology, a spore is a unit of sexual or asexual reproduction that may be adapted for dispersal and for survival, often for extended periods of time, in unfavourable conditions. Spores form part of the life cycles of many plants, algae, fungi and protozoa.

An endospore is a dormant, tough, and non-reproductive structure produced by some bacteria in the phylum Firmicutes. The name "endospore" is suggestive of a spore or seed-like form (endo means within), but it is not a true spore (i.e., not an offspring).

A small, usually single-celled reproductive body that is resistant to adverse environmental conditions and is capable of growing into a new organism, produced especially by certain fungi, algae, protozoans, and nonseedbearing plants such as mosses and ferns.

The inner layer of the wall of a spore.

A megaspore or microspore.

An asexual spore developed within a cell, as that formed by some bacteria.

A dormant nonreproductive body formed by certain bacteria often in response to a lack of nutrients, and characteristically being highly resistant to heat, desiccation, and destruction by chemicals or enzymes.

The inner layer of a spore.

To produce spores.

A small vegetative spore produced by some bacteria.

A reproductive particle, usually a single cell, released by a fungus, alga, or plant that may germinate into another.

The thin inner coat of certain spores.

A thick resistant particle produced by a bacterium or protist to survive in harsh or unfavorable conditions.

A small asexual spore that develops inside the cell of some bacteria and algae

To produce spores.

One of the minute grains in flowerless plants, which are analogous to seeds, as serving to reproduce the species.

An embryo sac or embryonal vesicle in the ovules of flowering plants.

A minute grain or germ; a small, round or ovoid body, formed in certain organisms, and by germination giving rise to a new organism; as, the reproductive spores of bacteria, etc.

A small usually single-celled reproductive body produced by many plants and some protozoans and that develops into a new individual;