Slime Mold
By: Gaeun and Viki
Characteristics
• Live in on decayed
organisms
• Are able to move
• Have cellulose
• Multicellular and
unicellular
• Eukaryotes
• Colorful
Examples
• Fuligo septica
• Stemonitis fusca
• Physarum
polycephalum
Reproduction
• Use spores to reproduce
-When food runs low,
they grow stalks that produce spores
Obtain Energy
• Heterotrophs
• Feed on bacteria, yeast,
decayed vegetation,
and microorganisms
Interesting…
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkVhLJLG
7ug&feature=related
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GScyw3a
mmmk
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pNGhW9
BiZE
Biography
• http://fcmdsc.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/sl
ime-mold.jpg
• http://www.shortcourses.com/naturelog/slim
e-mold-05.jpg
• http://image.shutterstock.com/display_pic_wi
th_logo/483673/483673,1287246025,4/stockvector-slime-monster-cartoon-63147661.jpg
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slime_mold
Thank you for Watching