You collect a protist from a rotting log and grow it in a petri dish containing E.coli,which it engulfs.For a while the protists multiply as single cells.Then the E.coli run short,and the protists aggregate to form a clump,which rises up to become a stalked structure with a globular head.What kind of protist have you got?

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The formation of a stalked structure with a globular head after running short of food suggests that the protist is a cellular slime mold.

You Collect a Protist from a Rotting Log and Grow