BIOLOGY
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Chapter 28, Problem 3A
Examine the life cycle of cellular slime molds, and determine winch feature affords the greatest advantage for surviving food shortages.
a. Cellular slime molds produce spores when starved.
b. Cellular slime molds are saprobes.
c. A diet of bacteria ensures there will never be a shortage of food.
d. Cellular slime molds use cAMP to guide each other to food sources.
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Which statement about slime molds is correct?
A. Cellular slime molds have haploid zygotes.
B. Cytoplasmic streaming helps distribute nutrients and oxygen in cellular slime molds.
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E. Cellular slime molds form masses when food is scarce, but their cells remain separated .
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Ch. 28.4 - Identify the distinguishing feature of the members...Ch. 28.4 - Prob. 2LOCh. 28.4 - Prob. 3LOCh. 28.4 - Prob. 4LOCh. 28.5 - Prob. 1LOCh. 28.5 - Distinguish between cellular and plasmodial slime...Ch. 28.6 - Prob. 1LOCh. 28.6 - Describe how humans use red algae.Ch. 28.6 - Explain why charophytes are considered the closest...Ch. 28.7 - Prob. 1LOCh. 28.7 - Prob. 2LOCh. 28.8 - Prob. 1LOCh. 28 - Prob. 1DACh. 28 - Prob. 1IQCh. 28 - Prob. 2IQCh. 28 - Fossil evidence of eukaryotes dates back to a. 2.5...Ch. 28 - DNA is not found in this organelle. a. Endoplasmic...Ch. 28 - Prob. 3UCh. 28 - Both diplomonads and parabasalids a. contain...Ch. 28 - Trypanosomes are examples of a. euglenoids. b....Ch. 28 - Prob. 6UCh. 28 - If a cell contains a pellicle, it a. can change...Ch. 28 - Strainenopila are a. tiny flagella. b. large...Ch. 28 - Choose all of the following that exlubit an...Ch. 28 - Choose all of the following that are...Ch. 28 - Prob. 11UCh. 28 - When food is scarce, cells of this organism...Ch. 28 - Analyze the following statement; and chose the one...Ch. 28 - Determine which feature of the choanoflagellates...Ch. 28 - Examine the life cycle of cellular slime molds,...Ch. 28 - Modem taxooomic treatments rely heavily on...Ch. 28 - Prob. 2SCh. 28 - Design an experiment to demonstrate that cells of...
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