NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Pseudopodia is a characteristic of a group of protozoan organisms called rhizopods under the kingdom Protista. They are characterized as eukaryotic cells that rely on pseudopod for mobility. They also use their pseudopod to engulf food particles inside a vacuole.

Detailed explanation-2: -The term pseudopod is Greek in origin and translates to “false feet.” Pseudopodia are projections of the cytoplasm in organisms like the amoeba, other unicellular organisms, as well as some animal and human cells.

Detailed explanation-3: -Kingdom Protista (one-celled plants and animals) Amoebas are among the simplest single-celled animals. Most are jelly-like blobs of protoplasm. They have short pseudopodia or false feet which are arms of protoplasm used to surround food objects.

Detailed explanation-4: -Amoeba is a single-celled animal that changes its shape continuously. Its false feet known as pseudopodia allow the exhibition of locomotion as well as capturing of the food.

Detailed explanation-5: -Pseudopodia function to trap and engulf food particles and to direct movement in rhizarian protists. These pseudopods project outward from anywhere on the cell surface and can anchor to a substrate. The protist then transports its cytoplasm into the pseudopod, thereby moving the entire cell.