BHU PMT BHU PMT Solved Paper-2004

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    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 i.e., unicellular eukaryotic organism, they are characterized by : (i) Absence of chlorophyll, so mode of nutrition is heterocrophic. (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 in florescence as in sunflower. Elasters are hygroscopic in nature and helps in dispersal of spores e.g.. As in Marchantia.


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