Amoeba does not have special _____ organs like human beings.

Open in App

Solution

Excretory Organs
Excretory organs are the part of the excretory system that helps in the removal of harmful or toxic substances from the body. Most multicellular organisms have excretory organs. Humans have skin, lungs, and kidneys as their excretory organs.
Amoeba is a single-cell organism that eliminates nitrogenous waste in the form of ammonia.
It has no excretory organs and eliminates waste by simple diffusion from the body surface to the surrounding water.
Amoeba does not have special excretory organs like human beings.

Suggest Corrections

Similar questions

One of the following organisms does not reproduce by fission. That is :
(a) Amoeba
(b) Leishmania
(c) Planaria
(d) Plasmodium

Given below is a list of characteristics of amoeba. With reference to the statements, choose the correct option.

Statement 1: Amoeba is unicellular organism.

Statement 2: It does not have a contractile vacuole.

Statement 3: Its locomotory structure is cilia.

Statement 4: Amoeba engulf food via phagocytosis.

Join BYJU'S Learning Program