Consider Dyctiostelium Discoideum, a Slime Mold That Form Slugs, and Volvox

question 46

Essay

Consider Dyctiostelium discoideum, a slime mold that form slugs, and Volvox carteri, a species of volvocine algae. Both slime mold slugs and V. carteri contain soma and germ cells. Is the slug an individual? Is the Volvox colony an individual? Explain.

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