Question

The digestive enzymes secreted in the food vacuole of paramoecium helps in:

• A. Locomotion
• B. Engulfment of food particle
• C. Digestion of complex food material into simpler ones
• D. Excretion of the digested food

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Digestion of complex food material into simpler ones

Food vacuoles circulate in the cytoplasm by streaming movements. The prey can be killed and digested with the help of digestive enzymes secreted in the food vacuole. The diffusible substances resulting from the process of digestion are utilized in synthesizing more protoplasm. They are also stored as reserved food.

So, the correct option is 'C'.