Biological Classification Question 61

61. The thalloid body of a slime mould (Myxomycetes) is known as

(a) plasmodium

(b) fruiting body

(c) mycelium

(d) protonema

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Answer : a

Hints & Solutions

(a) The thalloid body of slime moulds is made up of multinucleated cell which lacks septa in between and hence it is a multinucleated single celled mass called plasmodium.