Which amoebozoan spends most of its life cycle as a multinucleated mass that streams along surfaces, feeding on microbes and organic matter?
A)all slime molds
B)cellular slime molds only
C)plasmodial slime molds only
D)amoebas
E)spore-bearing fruiting bodies

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Plasmodial slime molds spend most of their life cycle as a multinucleated mass (plasmodium) that streams along surfaces, feeding on microbes and organic matter. This is in contrast to cellular slime molds, which spend most of their life cycle as solitary amoeba-like cells that aggregate into a multicellular structure only when food is scarce. Amoebas are a broad group of eukaryotic organisms that have diverse lifestyles, and spore-bearing fruiting bodies are a feature of many different groups of organisms, including some fungi and bacteria.

Which Amoebozoan Spends Most of Its Life Cycle as a Multinucleated