Read the following statements.
(I) Majority of the slime moulds are fresh water organisms.
(II) Dino flagellates are mostly fresh water organisms.
(III) Slime moulds form plasmodium.
(IV) Protozoans may be autotrophs.
(V) The spores of slime mould are dispersed by water currents. How many of the above statements are correct?
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(III) Slime moulds form plasmodium: This is the only correct statement. Under suitable conditions, slime moulds (saprophytic protists) aggregate to form a multinucleate mass called a plasmodium, which can grow and spread over several feet.
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