OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
DIVERSITY AMONG LIFE FORMS
Question
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Pseudopod
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Spore
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Gizzard
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Crop
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Detailed explanation-1: -A pseudopodium (plural: pseudopodia) refers to the temporary projection of the cytoplasm of a eukaryotic cell. Pseudopodia are arm-like projections filled with cytoplasm.
Detailed explanation-2: - pseudopod: means false foot. Amoeba: temporary bulge of the cell membrane that fills with cytoplasm forming the false foot, allowing it to push outward in one location.
Detailed explanation-3: -pseudopodium, also called pseudopod, temporary or semipermanent extension of the cytoplasm, used in locomotion and feeding by all sarcodine protozoans (i.e., those with pseudopodia; see sarcodine) and some flagellate protozoans.
Detailed explanation-4: -False feet or pseudopodia is a characteristic of the amoeboid protozoan. These help in motility and food intake. An example of Amoeboid Protozoan is Amoeba.