Question

how do amoeba's gather food

Answer 1

Amoeba takes in food using temporary finger-like extensions of the cell surface which fuse over the foodparticle forming a food-vacuole as shown in figure. Inside the foodvacuole, complex substances are broken down into simpler ones which then diffuse into the cytoplasm.

Answer 2

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Amoeba gather food from this surrounding with the help of the finger -like extensions called ,' Pseudopodia' and it forms a vacuole around it and when the particle is completely trapped it secretes the digestive enzymes which helps in digesting the particle.


◆If the food particle that the amoeba is trapping is Solid ,then it is called "Phagocytosis".


◆If the food particle that it is trapping is fluid ,then the term ,"Pinocytosis" is used.


◆Together both are known as ,"Endocytosis".

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