Biology: The Dynamics of Life, North Carolina Edition

Section 3: Slime Molds, Water Molds, and Downy Mildews

Slime Molds, Water Molds, and Downy Molds

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1			Which of these is NOT true of slime molds? Need a Hint?
			A)	One place that slime molds can be found is in cool, shady places.
			B)	Decaying logs are good places for slime molds to grow.
			C)	Slime molds can have a wide, brilliant range of colors.
			D)	There are over a dozen major types of slime molds.
2			Which of these statements about slime molds is true? Need a Hint?
			A)	When reproducing, slime molds never make spores, as fungi do.
			B)	Plasmodium can move at a rate of about 2 to 3 centimeters an hour when a slime mold is eating.
			C)	There are two types of slime molds-plasmodial slime molds and cilial slime molds.
			D)	For most of their lives, slime molds are plantlike.
3			The failure of potato crops in Ireland during the 1800s is attributed to which of these organisms? Need a Hint?
			A)	amoebas
			B)	protozoans
			C)	water mold
			D)	downy mildew
4			Which branch of science is involved with the use of biological evidence in the legal system? Need a Hint?
			A)	botany
			B)	marine biology
			C)	geneticist
			D)	forensic biology
5			__________ is a mass of cytoplasm containing many diploid nuclei but no cell walls or membranes. Need a Hint?
			A)	Meiosis
			B)	A phycobilin
			C)	A gametophyte
			D)	Plasmodium

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