Life Cycle
Sporangia are present on drying plasmodium which forms the stalked fruiting bodies. Through meiosis haploid spores are formed in sporangia by meiosis. A thick cell wall is present and is resistant to adverse conditions extremely. The spores germinate to form haploid cells under favourable conditions. These haploid cells act as a gamete. Depending on the availability of moisture, different cell kinds are developed. Such haploid gametes fuse to form a diploid zygote. As the plasmodium doesn’t undergo cytoplasmic division (cytokinesis), it develops the diploid zygote that undergoes multiple mitotic divisions producing multinucleated plasmodium.
Slime Moulds
All the living organisms on earth are grouped together according to their similarities, dissimilarities and phylogenetic order. The scientific method of arranging organisms into different groups and subgroups is known as biological classification. Classification of organisms is important as it helps in identifying new organisms. The study of every organism is not possible so they are divided into separate groups and selective organisms of the group are studied which gives sufficient information about the group. A better understanding of relationships among different groups of organisms.
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