Question

Most of the scientists mistook slime moulds as fungi because of

• A. Absence of chlorophyll
• B. Formation of sporangia
• C. Formation of sclerotia
• D. All of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is D All of the above

Slime moulds are saprophytes and lack chlorophyll. Under the unfavourable condition, plasmodium of slime moulds forms a hard dormant structure called sclerotium. When food supply is low the slime moulds aggregate and forming sporangia (fruiting bodies) and these sporangia produce haploid spores by meiosis. Thus, the correct answer is D.