NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Fungus-like protists are molds. Molds are absorptive feeders, found on decaying organic matter. They resemble fungi and reproduce with spores as fungi do. Examples of fungus-like protists include slime molds and water molds.

Detailed explanation-2: -Slime molds are fungus-like protists that grow as slimy masses on decaying matter. They are commonly found on items such as rotting logs. Water molds are fungus-like protists present in moist soil and surface water; they live as parasites or on decaying organisms.

Detailed explanation-3: -What are the three types of fungus-like protists? The fungus-like protists can be categorized into three groups that include water and slime molds. These groups include the water molds, the acellular slime molds, and the cellular slime molds.

Detailed explanation-4: -So what is slime mold, and how does it do this? Slime mold is not a plant or animal. It’s not a fungus, though it sometimes resembles one. Slime mold, in fact, is a soil-dwelling amoeba, a brainless, single-celled organism, often containing multiple nuclei.

Detailed explanation-5: -Oomycota or oomycetes, which are also known as water molds, are a group of filamentous protists that physically resemble fungi. Water molds are related to organisms such as brown algae and diatoms, making them heterokonts (Phylum Heterokontophyta).