Asked by Semra Bayat Özdemir on May 21, 2024
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Of the amoebozoans, which species spend their entire lives as single cells?
A) all slime molds
B) cellular slime molds only
C) plasmodial slime molds only
D) amoebas
E) spore-bearing fruiting bodies
Amoebozoans
A group of eukaryotic organisms, mostly comprising amoebas, that move and feed by means of pseudopodia, which are temporary projections of cytoplasm.
Plasmodial Slime Molds
A group of protists that form a large, single-celled, multinucleate mass during part of their life cycle.
Cellular Slime Molds
Organisms that live as single cells during one phase of their life cycle but can aggregate to form multicellular reproductive structures when food is scarce.
- Absorb information regarding the variation and classification principles of protists.
- Highlight characteristics that differentiate distinct protist clusters.
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Safiya RhodesMay 25, 2024
Final Answer :
D
Explanation :
Amoebas spend their entire lives as single cells. Slime molds, on the other hand, can exist as single cells or as multicellular organisms depending on the species.
Learning Objectives
- Absorb information regarding the variation and classification principles of protists.
- Highlight characteristics that differentiate distinct protist clusters.