Write any two uses of psendopodia in amocm ba
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Pseudopods are actually extensions of the cytoplasm, or the thick liquid that is inside organisms like amoeba. The organism can change the shape of the pseudopod, making it move, appear, and disappear. The pseudopods are used in movement and as a tool to capture prey.
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Write any two uses of pseudopodia in amoeba.
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Pseudopodia also known as 'false feet' are tiny finger-like projections present on the body of the amoeba. They have the following functions:
→ Locomotion
As the name 'false feet' suggests, pseudopodia helps amoeba in moving from one place to another as they act as feet.
→ Ingestion of food
Amoeba has a variable shape. Thus by projecting pseudopodia, it can easily spread out and engulf a food particle.
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→ Amoeba
Amoeba is a unicellular organism that falls under the classification of protozoa. They do not have a specific shape and is 'amoeboid' in structure. It is a eukaryotic cell and has finger-like projections called pseudopodia that help it in ingestion of food and locomotion.
Amoeba reproduces through asexual means - by binary fission where the parent cell divides itself into two daughter cells (also known as mitosis).