Consider a slime mold slug and a colony of Volvox carteri, both of which contain both soma and germ cells. Is a slug or a colony an individual? Explain
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An individual is an integrated and indivisible whole. The slime mold slug is a group of individuals (amoebas) that can survive and reproduce independently. Volvox carteri is an individual because the two cell types do not survive independently or reproduce independently and cannot be divided.
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