Name ___________________

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DILEMMA ONE:MAKING A DECISION ON RESEARCH TOPICS

BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON MYXOMYCETES (SLIME MOLDS)

http://www.discoverlife.org/nh/tx/Slime_Molds/

1. Myxomycetes are a ___________ - like organism.

2. The life cycle of a myxomycete involves ______ stages, the uninucleate (single nucleus) amoebae stage and the plasmodium stage.

3. Myxomycetes are typically found where? _______________________

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4. When conditions are favorable, the plasmodia will produce ___________ _______ that produce spores.

5. There are approximately ________ known species of myxomycetes.

http://herbarium.usu.edu/fungi/FunFacts/SlimeMold.htm

6. Myxomycetes belong to Kingdom ______________ which also includes other organisms such as: ___________________________________ .

BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON INSECTS

http://www.earthlife.net/insects/six.html

1. There are over _______________ known species of insects in the world.

2. Insects live ____________________, but mostly on land.

http://www.ivyhall.district96.k12.il.us/4th/kkhp/1insects/buginfo.html

3. There are ______ orders of insects. The largest order is the ______________(Coleoptera).

4. All insects have ______ body parts, _______ legs, _______ antennae, and an ___________________ .

5. Most insects go through four stages of development. This process is called _______________________ . The four stages are ________ -> __________-> ______________ -> _____________ .