Manipal Medical Manipal Medical Solved Paper-2008

  • question_answer
    The slime moulds are characterized by the presence of

    A)  elaters        

    B)  pseudoelaters

    C)  capillitium      

    D)  capitulum

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

     Slime moulds are protists ie, unicellular eukaryotic organism, they are characterized by: (i) Absence of chlorophyll, so mode of nutrition is heterotrophic. (ii) Naked  myxamoebae,  Plasmodium or Pseudoplasmodium. (iii) Capillitium. Capillitium: These are five tubes of branched system, which are developed by sporangium. Capitulum is a type of inflorescence as in sunflower. Elasters are hygroscopic in nature and helps in dispersal of spores eg, As in Marchantia.


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