Question

Consider the following statements and mark the appropriate option.
A. In slime moulds, during unfavourable conditions, the plasmodium differentiates and forms fruiting bodies bearing spores at tips.
B. Majority of euglenoids are freshwater organisms found in stagnant water.

• A. Only A is correct
• B. Both A and B are incorrect
• C. Only B is correct
• D. Both A and B are correct

Answer 1

The correct option is C Only B is correct

D. Both A and B are correct

Reason:

• While facing unfavourable condition, the plasmodium differentiate and produce fruiting body that bare spores at their tip. They are protected by cellulosic wall, highly resistant and dispersed by air currents.
  
• Protists are primarily aquatic in nature. The majority of the euglenoids are freshwater organisms found in stagnant water. They are photosynthetic in the presence of sunlight. However, when devoid of sunlight they live as heterotrophs by feeding on other smaller organisms.

So Both are true and the correct option is D.