Give scientific reasons: Slime moulds are called fungus animals.

(N/A) Slime moulds are referred to as fungus animals because they exhibit characteristics of both animals and fungi.
$1$. They resemble protozoa (animals) during their vegetative phase,where they exist as a free-living,amoeboid,multinucleated mass of protoplasm called a plasmodium.
$2$. They resemble true fungi during their reproductive phase,as they produce spores that are dispersed by air currents and possess cell walls,which is a characteristic feature of fungi.
Due to this dual nature,they are often classified as protistan fungi.