Biology (11th Edition)

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 1259188132
ISBN 13: 978-1-25918-813-8

Chapter 29 - Protists - Review Questions - Apply - Page 587: 3

Answer

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Work Step by Step

B. is wrong since cellular slime molds eat live bacteria, not dead material, meaning that they are not saprobes. C. is wrong since they can run out of bacteria to eat, and D. is incorrect since cAMP guides cellular slime mold cells to one another, not to food.
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