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Okay, so for this question, we are addressing a group of protists called cellular slime molds.
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So let's look at a few characteristics about them.
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There's two types.
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You had plasmodial and then you have the cellular slime molds.
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Characteristics of slime molds for both of them in general is they're heterotrophic.
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So they actually obtain their nutrients by absorption.
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They also both produce brooding bodies for creating spores for reproduction.
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Some general characteristics here of cellular slime molds in particular is they have an amoeboid cell, and with amoeboid just means that they have no flagella.
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They form aggregates of pseudo plasmodium.
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So these are aggregates of the cells, but they maintain their individual plasma membrane.
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That's different than the plasmodium slime molds where they share that plasma membrane.
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They also have cells called pliata amoe or amoeba, which are single poploid nuclei composition...