3 years ago

Identify and describe the protist that was responsible for the Irish potato famine of the 1840s.

Biology

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jekas [21]3 years ago

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Answer:

B.) water mold

Explanation:

The water mold is a filamentous fungus like organisms that lives in brackish water, fresh water or wet soils. They are saprophytic, that is, they live on dead organisms. Their reproduction is usually by motile asexual spores (zoospores).The zoospores are of two types namely pear-shaped with apical flagella and kidney-shaped with two flagella on the concave side. Water mold are usually identified by their zoospores.

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