Question

Organ of locomotion in amoeba is pseudopodia true or false

Answer 1

Yes, the statement is true. It is pseudopodia which is the organ of movement in amoeba. Amoeba is a one celled organism and has no legs or feet.

But this organelle gets formed by the cell membrane of the organism in an elongated shape to help it in movement.

Since it’s shaped like a feet, and yet is not a real feet, thus the name pseudopodia, where pseudo mean false, and podia means feet.

Answer 2

Pseudopodia in amoeba are temporary organs used for locomotion of the organism.

The amoeba also uses the pseudopodia to engulf the food it finds.

For metabolic purposes, an amoeba has to grow its cytoplasmic cell body outward to form a pseudopodia which helps it move in water as well as in other habitats.