Question

False feet of amoeba are called ____?​

Answer 1

False feet of amoeba are called puedopodia

Answer 2

False feet of amoeba are called pseudopodia

Some Extra Information:-

•Pseudopodia also called pseudopod is a temporary or semipermanent extension of the cytoplasm,used in locomotion and feeding by organisms like Amoeba

•During amoeboid feeding,pseudopodia either flow around and engulf prey or trap it in a fine,sticky mesh.

•Protozoans generally have four types of pseudopodia:-

→Lobopodia- It is the most common type of pseudopodia which are present in the amobae. They are generally blunt and finger-like.

→Filopodia-These are slender,tapering and occasionally forming simple,branched networks.

→Reticulopodia-These are branching filaments which fuse to form food traps.

→Axopodia- These are long and sticky but radiate singly have a stiff internal rod composed if numerous microtubules.