(A)Saprobes or parasites having mycelia, asexual reproduction by fragmentation and sexual reproduction by fusion of gametes
(B)Slimy mass of multinucleate protoplasm, having pseudopodia like structures for engulfing food, reproduction through fragmentation or zoosporesCorrect
(C)Prokaryotic organisms, cellular or acellular, saprobes or autotrophic, reproduce by binary fission
(D)Eukaryotic, single-celled or filamentous, saprobes or autotrophic, asexual reproduction by division of haploid individuals, sexual reproduction by fusion of two cells or their nuclei
Answer: (B)
Solution
Myxomycetes (true/acellular slime moulds) exist as a slimy, multinucleate mass of protoplasm (plasmodium) that moves and engulfs food particles using pseudopodia-like extensions, and reproduces through
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