NEET BIOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION

KINGDOM PROTISTA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What special way do amoeba eat?
A
Photosynthesis
B
Engulfs food with pseudopods
C
Sweeps food into gullet-like mouth
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Phagocytosis is a process by which amoeba ingests or engulfs food particles with the help of pseudopodia.

Detailed explanation-2: -Amoebas use their pseudopods to ingest food by a method called phagocytosis (Greek: phagein, to eat). The streaming of protoplasm inside the pseudopods moves the amoeba forward. When the organism contacts a food particle, the pseudopods surround the particle.

Detailed explanation-3: -Amoeba engulfs its food by the process of phagocytosis, by trapping the food in a food vacuole formed with the help of finger-like projections called pseudopodia.

Detailed explanation-4: -The process of consuming food by amoeba is called phagocytosis. Amoeba use pseudopodia to perform phagocytosis. This term means “cell eating”.

Detailed explanation-5: -An amoeba takes in food using temporary extensions called “pseudopods” on the cell surface which envelop the food particle completely, forming a “food-vacuole". Inside the food vacuole, complex substances are broken down into simpler ones.

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