Question

Which of the following combinations of characters is true for slime moulds?

• A. Parasitic, plasmodium with true walls, spores dispersed by air currents
• B. Saprophytic, plasmodium without walls, spores dispersed by water
• C. Parasitic, plasmodium without walls, spores dispersed by water
• D. Saprophytic, plasmodium without walls, spores dispersed by air currents

Answer 1

The correct option is D Saprophytic, plasmodium without walls, spores dispersed by air currents

Slime moulds are saprophytic protists. Their vegetative phase is represented by a free living, mass of protoplasm (called plasmodium) without walls and produce haploid spores which are dispersed by air currents.