AIIMS2006Botany-Fungi

AIIMS 2006 Botany Slime Molds MCQ Question

Type: MCQ-conceptual-Medium-Class 11

Myxomycetes are

A

saprobes or parasites, having mycelia, asexual reproduction by fragmentation, sexual reproduction by fusion of gametes

B

slimy mass of multinucleate protoplasm, having pseudopodia-like structures for engulfing food, reproduction through fragmentation or zoospores

C

prokaryotic organisms, cellular or acellular, saprobes or autotrophic, reproduce by binary fission

D

eukaryotic, single-celled or filamentous, saprobes or autotrophic, asexual reproduction by fusion of two cells or their nuclei

Correct Answer

Option B

Detailed Explanation

Myxomycetes are generally placed under fungi but are also placed under protista.

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