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what is the engulfing of food material of foreign bodies by cells like Amoeba called​?

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Answered by nikitagujral05
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Answer:

Endocytosis

- Organisms like Amoeba have flexible cell membrane due to which they can take in food material or engulf foreign bodies through the process called endocytosis.

Answered by HappyJohn
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Engulfing of food material of foreign bodies by cells like Amoeba is called endocytosis.

Explanation:

1. It is the process by which a cell can engulf or take in the food particles into its body.

2. This process can be seen in the organism Amoeba. This organism has special structures called pseudopodia (meaning false feet) which is a outgrowth of their plasma membrane.

3. With the help of this special structure called pseudopodia, Amoeba takes in the materials of food or other foreign substances into its body.

4. A food vacuole kind of structure is formed surrounding the food material by this false feet.

5. After this, Amoeba then secretes or releases some digestive enzymes which then breaks down the food substance and then the organism is able to digest it.

6. This is the process of endocytosis seen in the organism Amoeba.

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