In the classification of eukaryotes, protsists were once placed in a single kingdom. Briefly evaluate whether this classification system is accurate.

Question

Why might it be difficult to classify some slime molds as unicellular or multicellular?

I know the first one is innacurate, but why exactly? 2nd one, I'm just confused. A clear, simple sentence (or two) explaining these two questions would be great cause I'm confused:p

Answer 1

this was NOT accurate, seeing as protists have many characteristics that were similar to animal

Slime molds can generally be divided into two main groups. A plasmodial slime mold involves numerous individual cells attached to each other, forming one large membrane. This "supercell" (a syncytium) is essentially a bag of cytoplasm containing thousands of individual nuclei. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heterokaryon

Answer 2

Thanks bob, but I think I'm gonna repost the 2nd question... I'm still struggling with it:/

Answer 3

thx bobpursley.
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