Question

Myxomycetes are

(a) saprobes or parasites. having mycelia, asexual reproduction by fragmentation, ** 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.

Answer 1

The correct option is: (b) slimy mass of multinucleate protoplasm, having pseudopodia-like structures for engulfing food, reproduction through fragmentation or zoospores

Explanation:

The myxomycetes, commonly known as moulds are peculiar organisms with characteristics of both plants and animals. Their vegetative phase, which consists of a slimy, mass of protoplasm with many nuclei, called a plasmodium, is animal like, while their reproduction by spores with definite cell wall, is a plant like character.