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Sort the steps followed by an amoeba when a food particle comes close to its surface.

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Exocytosis
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Phagocytosis
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Phagosome formed
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Digestion
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Pseudopodia form
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Solution

When a food particle comes closer to an amoeba, it sends out cytoplasmic projections called pseudopodia. Pseudopodia creates a wave which brings the food particle closer to the surface. The pseudopodia then join thereby, trapping the particle within it. This results in a structure called phagosome, which is similar to a food vacuole. The contents of phagosome are digested and the wastes are sent out by a process called exocytosis.

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