Question

What are the similarities between nutrition in amoeba and nutrition in paramecium?

• A. Both undergo intracellular digestion.
• B. Both engulf food that comes on their way.
• C. Digestion is carried out with help of digestive juices secreted in the food vacuole.
• D. None of the above.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (C)

The correct options are
A

Both undergo intracellular digestion.

C

Digestion is carried out with help of digestive juices secreted in the food vacuole.

Amoeba and Paramecium are both unicellular organisms undergoing similar method of digestion. The only difference is: paramecium doesn't “engulf” its food like amoeba does but take in particles of food through its “mouth” ( the oral groove). Paramecium creates a food vacuole as well, but the vacuole is separate from the “mouth” whereas amoeba engulf their prey and create a food vacuole surrounding the food.