Chapter 27, Problem 12PIAT

Summary Introduction

To review:

The differences and comparison in the movement by the Dictyostelium in the migrating slug stage to the Physarum in the plasmodial stage.

Introduction:

Dictyostelium refers to the genus of the single and multicellular eukaryotic and phagotrophic bacterivores. These were traditionally known as slime molds and are found in the terrestrial ecosystems. Physarum is known to be slime mold that resides in shady, moist, and cool regions such as logs or decaying leaves. These are generally sensitive to light and light can repel the slime mold.