NEET BIOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION

KINGDOM PROTISTA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following groups of protists produce spores?
A
downy mildews
B
sarcodines
C
flagellates
D
red algae
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Slime molds, water molds, and downy mildews are examples of funguslike protists.

Detailed explanation-2: -Downy mildew is commonly caused by members of the oomycete genus Sclerospora, but other pathogens include species of Bremia, Peronospora, Phytophthora, Plasmopara, and Pseudoperonospora.

Detailed explanation-3: -Apicomplexans are a phylum of parasitic protists that form spores as part of their life cycle.

Detailed explanation-4: -This organism is a type of fungus-like protist, known as water mold.

Detailed explanation-5: -Spores are reproductive cells produced by protists and various other organisms. If two protist spores are close together, they can fuse to form a diploid zygote. This is a type of sexual reproduction. The zygote then undergoes meiosis, producing haploid cells that repeat the cycle.

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