NEET Previous Year Question

The thalloid body of a slime mould (Myxomycetes) is known as :

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Answer: D. Full step-by-step solution below.

  1. AFruiting body
  2. BMycelium
  3. CProtonema
  4. DPlasmodium

Correct answer: D

Solution

(d) In slime molds (Myxomycetes), the main vegetative, motile, and feeding stage is a thalloid body called the plasmodium.
Fruiting body – forms later to produce spores
Mycelium – found in fungi, not in slime molds
Protonema – found in mosses

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