NEET BIOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION

KINGDOM PROTISTA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Amoeba often eat
A
euglena
B
paramecium
C
other amoeba
D
algae
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -An amoeba ‘eats’ a paramecium by surrounding it. The single-celled amoeba pushes forward part of its cell into a pseudopod, or ‘false foot. ‘, a tentacle-like extension of the cell. When this pseudopod finds a paramecium or other food source, it surrounds it, creating a ‘food vacuole.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: Amoebas, didiniums and water fleas eat paramecium. Amoebas are single-celled animals that live in damp environments.

Detailed explanation-3: -Amoebas eat algae, bacteria, other protozoans, and tiny particles of dead plant or animal matter.

Detailed explanation-4: -14. Paramecia digest protein, fat, and starch. Digestion takes place during the alkaline phase of the food-vacuole. The enzymes involved originate in the cytoplasm and are carried into the food-vacuole by the cytoplasmic fluid which enters during its rapid enlargement.

Detailed explanation-5: -Amoebas and paramecia share the common traits of being single-celled organisms, being heterotrophs, and reproducing through mitosis.

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