Question

Explain the process of feeding and digestion in amoeba

Answer 1

Digestion in amoeba is intracellular taking place within the cell. The food taken in remains in a food vacuole or gastric vacuole formed by the cell membrane and small part of the cytoplasm. The vacuoles are transported deeper into the cells by cytoplasmic movements. Here they fuse with lysosomes that contain enzymes.

Answer 2

Amoeba is a microscopic single celled organism. It is bound by a cell membrane that encloses a jelly like fluid called cytoplasm.Refer it