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Show both animal like and fungus like stages. Saprotrophic- decomposers. Example:Slime molds. Life Cycle of a Fungilike Protist. P.527. Plasmodium ... – PowerPoint PPT presentation

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Title: Fungus Like Protists


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Fungus Like Protists
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Charachteristics
  • Prefer cool, shady, moist places and are usually
    found under fallen leaves or rotten logs.
  • Show both animal like and fungus like stages.
  • Saprotrophic- decomposers
  • ExampleSlime molds

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Life Cycle of a Fungilike Protist
P.527
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Plasmodium
  • Colorful, slimy mass containing many nuclei.
  • Slowly moves along the forest floor and
    decomposes rotting logs and other decaying
    material.
  • Leaves a slime trail behind- hence the name slime
    mold

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Plasmodium
  • When conditions become unfavorable, the
    plasmodium stops moving around and develops
    reproductive structures called fruiting bodies.
    They produce spores which are released and
    carried away by the wind.
  • If conditions are favorable, these spores develop
    into gametes called swarm cells. The swarm cells
    are chemically attracted to each other and fuse
    to form a zygote. The zygote then grows into a
    new plasmodium.
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