Question

The structures that help intake of food in Amoeba are

• A. cilia
• B. finger
• C. pseudopodia
• D. vacuole

Answer 1

The correct option is C

pseudopodia

The correct option is (C)

Explanation for the correct option:

1. Amoeba is a microscopic unicellular organism that follows the holozoic mode of nutrition.
2. Pseudopodia is the protrusion of the plasma membrane that develops on the Amoeba.
3. This temporary structure is for the intake of food.

Explanation for the incorrect options:

Option (A):

1. Cilli is small bristle-like structures that present around some cells for locomotion.
2. Amoeba does not have cilia as it moves by extending its membrane.

Option (B):

1. Fingers are the part of the hand that holds the objects and food.
2. These are generally found in multicellular organisms like humans and absent in Amoeba.

Option (D):

1. Vacuole is a sac filled with fluids present inside the Amoeba.
2. The food is stored in a vacuole in Amoeba after the pseudopods intake it.

Final answer: Pseudopodia are the structures the Amoeba utilizes to capture its food.