Question

"Amoeba is a heterotroph"what does this statement mean

Answer 1

Amoeba is considered as a heterotrophic mode of nutrition as they have heterotrophic mode of nutrition that is which depends on other organisms for food

Answer 2

Answer:

This statement means that Amoeba is a heterotrophic in nature,it depends on other organism beacuse it cannot prepare it own food.

Explanation:

• Amoeba feed upon diatoms and planktons.It shows holozoic nutrition.
• Ingestion=Amoeba do not have any special organ for ingestion.When food  comes in contact on the surface of body or surrounding they form a pseudopodia which encircle the food.This process is known as Phagocytosis.
• Digestion=The food is broken down into the simpler forms with the help of digestive enzyme.
• Absorption= Cytoplasm absorbs the nutrients from the digested foods.The undigested food leave behind this process is known as diffusion.
• Absorption= Energy is obtained from the absorbed food particle to carry out vital activities.
• Egestion= Amoeba do not have special organ fir such process.During egestion a small rupture ir aperture forms on the surface of body from whuch undigested food is removed.

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As the process is feeding upon other organism thats why Amoeba is heterotrophs.