Slime molds:
| 1. | form plasmodium that differentiates and forms fruiting bodies bearing spores at their tips during unfavourable conditions. |
| 2. | form plasmodium that differentiates and forms fruiting bodies bearing spores at their tips during favourable conditions. |
| 3. | form plasmodium under favourable conditions and the plasmodium differentiates and forms fruiting bodies bearing spores at their tips during unfavourable conditions. |
| 4. | form plasmodium under unfavourable conditions and the plasmodium differentiates and forms fruiting bodies bearing spores at their tips during favourable conditions. |