Dictyostelium Discoideum Is an Unusual Organism,one That Straddles the Boundary

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Dictyostelium discoideum is an unusual organism,one that straddles the boundary between the unicellular and the multicellular.Its feeding phase consists of individual amoeba-like cells that move independently,feeding on bacteria by phagocytosis.When the food runs out,cells begin to aggregate into a multicelled structure that migrates toward light.The cells differentiate into a base,stalk,and spores; only the spores survive to colonize a new habitat.Dictyostelium discoideum is which of the following?

• A) a heterotroph and detritovore
• B) a heterotroph and autotroph
• C) a detritovore
• D) an autotroph
• E) a heterotroph

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