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How do a single celled organism like amoeba take in food?

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Amoeba is a unicellular organism. It has an outer flexible membrane called the plasma membrane which allows them to change their shape to form finger-like projections known as pseudopodia. The pseudopodia helps to engulf and capture its prey. It also help the amoeba to move.

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