Which feature is not a characteristic of the plasmodium of a plasmodial slime mold?
A) Many nuclei enclosed in a single plasma membrane (coenocyte)
B) Multiple cells forming a pseudoplasmodium
C) Cytoplasmic streaming
D) Mitosis without cytokinesis
E) Formation of spore-bearing fruiting structures when conditions are unfavorable

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The plasmodium of a plasmodial slime mold is a single large cell with many nuclei enclosed in a single plasma membrane (coenocyte), capable of cytoplasmic streaming and mitosis without cytokinesis. When conditions are unfavorable, it forms spore-bearing fruiting structures. However, multiple cells do not form a pseudoplasmodium in plasmodial slime molds, making option B the correct answer.

Which Feature Is Not a Characteristic of the Plasmodium of a Plasmodial