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What Is The Locomotory Organ Of The Amoeba?


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Amoeba:

  1. Amoeba is a unicellular organism belonging to the kingdom Protista.
  2. They are mostly found in freshwater bodies.They have the ability to change their shape.

Locomotory organs of Amoeba:

  1. Pseudopodia or false feet are the locomotory structure of the amoeba.
  2. These are formed when the cytoplasm pushes the plasma membrane outward or inward and creates blunt, finger like projections known as pseudopodia.
  3. So, Pseudopods are the extensions of the cytoplasm or the thick liquid that is inside its body.

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