Botany: Cellular Slime Molds (Domain Eukarya Kingdom Protista)

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biochemical and morphological characteristics

heterotrophic

cellulose cell wall

no flagella

reserve food - glycogen

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Ecology

terrestrial eat E.Coli

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Economic and Ecological Uses

decomposers

ecologically little value

genetic research - apoptosis, cancer treatment

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Myxamoeba (common in soil)

able to digest E.Coli

famine - aggregate to form pseudoplasmodium (slug)

migrate to new environment

cells pile up to form a sporangiophore (Hershey’s kiss)

wind dispersed spores

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what does the ending “phore”mean

stalk

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What is the life cycle

spores - myxamoeba - aggregation - pseudoplasmodium - sporangiophore (Hershey’s kiss) - mature fruiting body