Question

Describe nutrition in protozoans
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Answer 1

Holozoic nutrition: Most of the Protozoa derive nutrition by ingesting other organisms. This mode of nutrition is said to be holozoic. It involves development of organelles for food capture, ingestion, digestion, assimilation and egestion of undigested food materials.

Answer 2

Answer:

Holozoic nutrition (Greek: holo-whole ; zoikos-of animals) is a type of heterotrophic nutrition that is characterized by the internalization (ingestion) and internal processing of gaseous, liquids or solid food particles.[1] Protozoa, such as amoebas, and most of the free living animals, such as humans, exhibit this type of nutrition.this kind of nutrition where food is taken into the body as a liquid or solid and then further broken down is called holozoic nutrition most animals exhibit this kind of nutrition.