Which event is not normally associated with the life cycle of a plasmodial slime mold?
A) Development of spores into myxamoebas
B) Formation of an irregular mass when conditions are adverse
C) Active feeding by the plasmodium as it engulfs food particles
D) Production of sporangia through meiosis
E) Fusion of swarm cells to form a diploid zygote

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Plasmodial slime molds, unlike cellular slime molds, do not have a stage where spores develop into myxamoebas. Instead, their life cycle typically involves the fusion of haploid cells to form a diploid zygote, which then grows into a multinucleate plasmodium.

Which Event Is Not Normally Associated with the Life Cycle