Give one difference between amoeba and paramoecium on the basis of mode of nutrition .

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Amoeba Paramecium

Heterotrophic nutrition by phagocytosis.
Food is engulfed using pseudopodia.
Feed on bacteria, algae, dead matter of plants and animals. Heterotrophic nutrition by predation.
Food is ingested using mouth.
Feed on bacteria, algae and yeast cells.

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Amoeba	Paramecium
Heterotrophic nutrition by phagocytosis. Food is engulfed using pseudopodia. Feed on bacteria, algae, dead matter of plants and animals.	Heterotrophic nutrition by predation. Food is ingested using mouth. Feed on bacteria, algae and yeast cells.