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Nutrition in Amoeba

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What substances enter into the food vacuole in Amoeba to break down the food

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The food vacuole is formed by the outer membrane of the amoeba after phagocytosis. Digestive enzymes then enter the food vacuole which digest the food that was recently taken in by pseudopods.

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