The process of obtaining food for amoeba is _______.
A
Dialysis
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B
Cytosinesis
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C
Photocytosis
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D
Endocytosis
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Solution
The correct option is A Endocytosis Amoeba is a microscopic unicellular organism. It mostly resides in places like pond water.
Amoeba possesses a holozoic mode of nutrition and process is known as “phagocytosis”. Amoeba takes in its food through this process. Initially, it pushes out its pseudopodia so that it can encircle the food. After this, it engulfs the food, thus forming a bag-like structure called food vacuole. The process is known as “phagocytosis”.
Phagocytosis is a process of endocytosis. Endocytosis is a cellular process in which substances are brought into the cell.