Which of the following combination of characters is true for slime moulds ?

Options

A. Parasitic, Plasmodium with true walls, spores dispersed by air currents
B. Saprophytic, Plasmodium without walls, spores dispersed by water
C. Parasitic, Plasmodium without walls, spores dispersed by water
D. Saprophytic, Plasmodium without walls, spores dispersed by air currents

Answer

D

Explanation

Slime moulds are saprophytic feed on bacteria which they find in damp places rich in nutrients. The plasmodium slime moulds is a multinucleate mass of cytoplasm that resembles a moving mass of slime and lack cell wall.