Question

Amoeba shows which of the following kind of nutrition?

• A. Parasitic
• B. Saprotrophic
• C. Holophytic
• D. Holozoic

Answer 1

The correct option is D

Holozoic

The correct option is D:

Explanation of the correct option:

1. The amoeba is a single-celled organism that dwells primarily in marine or aquatic environments.
2. It feeds itself using a holozoic nutrition mechanism.
3. In this style of nutrition, organisms consume solid or liquid food in its entirety and digest it within the body.

Explanation of the incorrect option:

Option A:

Parasitic mode nutrition is a form of nutrition in which organisms reside on or inside their hosts' bodies and feed off of them.

Option B:

The important nutrients required for their bodies are obtained from dead and decaying debris in the saprotrophic method of nutrition.

Option C:

Holophytic nutrition is a type of plant nutrition in which plants, also known as autotrophs, employ solar energy and inorganic carbon as energy and carbon sources, respectively.

Final answer: Amoeba shows the holozoic mode of nutrition.