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It reaches out like an arm and connects to an adjacent area, it then grows again and branches out as far as the conditions will allow.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoThis is a tricky one, because certain slime molds (the plasmodial type) are motile (able to move) in an early stage of developement, and become non-motile later. However, to complicate matters, the slime molds are no longer classified as Fungibut are now placed in the kingdom Protisita, and as such might be misnamed.
In any case, if we consider these organisms to be fungus, or something close to a fungus, the plasmodial slime molds first form by the combining of individual mold cells that move by flagellation (using whip-like tails) to form a monster single cell that then creeps around by amoeboid movement - picture a bunch of jelly-like slime oozing ahead, then catching up its rear and so on.
These initial phases take place under rotting vegetation. Eventually, the mold moves to a drier, brighter place to reproduce. At this stage it is non-motile (can no longer move).
The boundries between the kingdoms of living matter are never clear-cut, so whether or not the slime mold is a mold hardly matters. It is certainly motile at one stage and non-motile at another, and it functions like a mold at one stage, and functions like a protazoa at another.
This is the endless fascination of Biology.
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∙ 13y agoWater molds move by using there flagella which puts them in the group flagellates
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∙ 14y agoSince fungi don't have mouths they absorb nutrients from the organic material on which they live on.
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∙ 15y agoby absorbing nutrients from freshwater
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∙ 11y agoThey quickly swim through the water.
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Fungal like protists secrete digestive enzymes and then absorb their food?
Water molds.
When would slime molds likely to gather to form one large structure?
when food and water are scarce :)
What are examples of plant diseases that water molds cause?
Oomycetes are fungus-like eukaryotic organisms that cause "water molds." Some water molds include late blights of potatoes, sudden oak death syndromes, and the blue mold of tobacco.
What hyphae spread across the surface of food in molds?
Sporangiophores
What are the cell walls of water molds made of?
Of your mom.
How do slime molds behave when food and water are scarce?
Amoeboids, Sporozoans, and Flagellates
Fungal like protists secrete digestive enzymes and then absorb their food?
Water molds.
What is the function of molds to a food chain?
molds is decomposer
What are 3 types of decomposing molds?
Molds are considered to be microbes and do not form a specific taxonomic or phylogenetic grouping, but can be found in the divisions Zygomycota and Ascomycota. There are Fungi known as molds. Slime molds and water molds are not Fungi.There are Fungi known as molds. Slime molds and water molds are not Fungi.
What is a good science fair title for a project about which food molds the fastest?
which food molds fastest
When would slime molds likely to gather to form one large structure?
when food and water are scarce :)
Give you an abtract for the science fair project which food molds the fastest?
The food that moLds the fastest is milk.
How are downy molds and water molds similar?
they both stink
How do molds obtain food?
Molds are fungi, which means they absorb their food from an outside source. Their food usually consists of decayed organic matter.
Does mold grows faster on milk or on water?
milk molds faster than water. actually im not sure water even molds
What type of food molds the fastest?
bread
Why are molds important to the food industry?
Molds are important in the food industry because they hold items like batter and Jell-O's until they harden. Molds also allow foods to be made into different shapes.
