Slime Moulds: Structure & Life Cycle — NEET Biology
📚 Practice ConceptSlime moulds are saprophytic protists. The body moves along decaying twigs and leaves engulfing organic material. Under suitable conditions, they form an aggregation called plasmodium which may grow and spread over several feet. During unfavourable conditions, the plasmodium differentiates and forms fruiting bodies bearing spores at their tips. The spores possess true walls. They are extremely resistant and survive for many years, even under adverse conditions. The spores are dispersed by air currents.
The plasmodium of slime moulds is:
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Correct answer: B — A feeding stage
The plasmodium is an aggregation that moves and feeds; it forms fruiting bodies in adverse conditions.
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