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NEET Biology QUESTION #7245
Question 1
Myxomycetes are:
  • Saprobes or parasites, having mycelia, asexual reproduction by fragmentation, sexual reproduction by fusion of gametes
  • Slimy mass of multinucleate protoplasm, having pseudopodia-like structures for engulfing food, reproduction through fragmentation or zoospores✔️
  • Prokaryotic organisms, cellular or acellular, saprobes or autotrophic, reproduce by binary fission
  • Eukaryotic, single-celled or filamentous, saprobes or autotrophic, asexual reproduction by division of haploid individuals, sexual reproduction by fusion of two cells or their nuclei
Correct Answer Explanation
Myxomycetes (slime moulds) exist as a slimy, multinucleate plasmodium that moves like an amoeba using pseudopodia-like extensions to engulf food particles. They reproduce asexually by fragmentation or zoospores. They are acellular and belong to kingdom Protista.