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Biology Biological Classification Skill Builder Single Correct MCQ
Published on: August 14, 2026

What may be a 'photosynthetic protistan' to one biologist may be 'a plant' to another. Which of the following feature of slime mould shows linkage with plant?

A
Presence of holozoic nutrition
B
Presence of diverse sexual reproduction
C
Slime moulds have cellulosic spore wall
D
Formation of fruiting bodies

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The slime moulds resemble both protozoa and the true fungi. They are like protozoa in their amoeboid plasmodial stage and similar to true fungi in abundant spore formation. A spore of slime mould possesses a cell wall of cellulose.

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