You find a unicellular organism that forms lobe-like pseudopodia. When you expose the cells to cAMP, they

aggregate into a slug like structure. Based on this information, you correctly conclude that this organism is known as:
a. Chlamydomonas.
b. Chaos carolinense.
c. Entamoeba histolytica.
d. Dictyostelium discoideum.
e. Physarum polycephalum.


d

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