Myxomycetes include members that are

saprobes or parasites having mycelia, asexual reproduction by fragmentation, sexual reproduction by fusion of gametes

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slimy mass of multinucleate protoplasm having pseudopodia-like structures for engulfing food, reproduction through fragmentation and spore formation

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prokaryotic organisms, cellular or acellular, saprophytic or autotrophic, reproduction by binary fission

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eukaryotic single celled or filamentous saprobes or autotrophs, asexual reproduction by division of haploid individuals, sexual reproduction by fusion of two cells or their nuclei

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The correct option is B slimy mass of multinucleate protoplasm having pseudopodia-like structures for engulfing food, reproduction through fragmentation and spore formation
Myxomycetes includes slime moulds that belong to Kingdom Protista. These unicellular organisms aggregate together and the cell membranes disappear. This results in a multinucleate mass of protoplasm called plasmodium stage. They have pseudopodia-like structures for engulfing food. They perform vegetative reproduction by fragmentation. Under unfavourable conditions, they reproduce by forming spores.

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Complete the following chart.

	Asexual reproduction		Sexual reproduction
1.	Reproduction that occurs with the help of somatic cells is called asexual reproduction.	1.	----------------------
2.	-------------------------------------------------------	2.	Male and female parent are necessary for sexual reproduction.
3.	This reproduction occurs with the help of mitosis only.	3.	----------------------------------
4.	----------------------------------------------	4.	New individual formed by this method is genetically different from parents.
5.	Asexual reproduction occurs in different individuals by various methods like binary 5 fission, multiple fission, budding, fragmentation, regeneration, vegetative propagation, spore production, etc.	5.	--------------------------------------

Choose the correct statements about reproduction.

a) Reproduction produces progeny with more or less similar features to the parents.

b) Reproduction occurs by involving one parent (asexual) or two parents (sexual).

c) Budding and fragmentation are the types of asexual reproduction.

d) Reproduction is not observed in non-living organisms.

Q. Which organism normally shows asexual reproduction by fragmentation?

Q. New individuals formed by asexual method of reproduction have greater similarity among themselves because:
(i) Asexual reproduction involves only one parent.
(ii) Asexual reproduction does not involve gametes.
(iii) Asexual reproduction occurs before sexual reproduction.
(iv) Asexual reproduction occurs after sexual reproduction.

Identify the incorrect statement.
(a) In asexual reproduction, the offspring produced are morphologically and genetically identical to the parent.
(b) Zoospores are sexual reproductive structures.
(c) In asexual reproduction, a single parent prodices offspring with or without the formation of gametes.
(d) Conidica are asexual structure in Penicillium.

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