Question

VIL SCIENCE
DATE: 17-10-2020
NARAYANA 404
GROUP OF SCHOOLS
YEARS
OF EXCELLENCE
SCIENCE MID TERM EXAMINATION Max, Marks: 20
PART-B
How does an Amoeba obtain its food? Explain with the help of a
diagram
5M
OR
Define the terms:
1)Rumination
2) Assimilation​

Answer 1

Amoeba Obtain Its Food By

Amoeba envelops its food through the process of endocytosis or phagocytosis, where pseudopodia is created by flexibility of the plasma membrane. ... Amoeba takes in food using temporary finger-like extensions of the cell surface which fuse over the food particle forming a food-vacuole.

Rumination, also called cud-chewing, is the process by which the cow regurgitates (casts up) previously consumed feed and masticates it a second time. The re-chewed feed with saliva is formed into a bolus and swallowed a second time.

the state or condition of being assimilated, or of being absorbed into something. the process of adopting the language and culture of a dominant social group or nation, or the state of being socially integrated into the culture of the dominant group in a society: assimilation of immigrants into American life.