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Type of nutrition present in Entamoeba is

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Saprozoic
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Parasitic
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Autotrophic
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None of the above
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Solution

The correct option is B Parasitic
  • Entamoeba histolytica has a parasitic mode of nutrition.
  • It eats red blood corpuscles and ruptured cells of the host (man) intestine.
  • The disease caused by it is amoebiasis. Infection occurs by ingesting cysts with food and water.
  • So, the correct answer is "Parasitic'.

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