This film illustrates some of the problems of classifying plants and animals by exploring the biological significance of slime molds: a case in point. The slime mold is suggestive at different times of both plants and animals. Docmented here are plasmodial movement and formation of spores.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
506104
Language
English
Subject categories
Animals & Wildlife → Biological research
Animals & Wildlife → Biology - Classification
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Biology - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Biological research
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Biology - Classification
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Biology - Study and teaching
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)