Identify the type of nutrition in Amoeba.

Saprotrophic

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Parasitic

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Holozoic

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Holophytic

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Solution

The correct option is C Holozoic
Nutrition in amoeba is holozoic. Thus, solid food particles are ingested which are then acted upon by enzymes and digested. It is an omnivore, feeding on both plants and animals. Its diet includes bacteria, microscopic plants like the diatoms, minute algae, microscopic animals like other protozoa, nematodes and even dead organic matter.

So, the correct option is 'Holozoic'.

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