Question

Which of the following is common features of Amoeba?

• A. Pseudopodia, food vacuole, phagocytosis, assimilation and egestion
• B. Phagocytosis, contractile vacuole, lysosome, holozoic and ingestion
• C. Contractile vacuole, absorption of food, egestion and grinding of food particles
• D. Pseudopodia, ciliary movement, contractile vacuole and phagocytosis

Answer 1

The correct option is A Pseudopodia, food vacuole, phagocytosis, assimilation and egestion

An Amoeba is a type of organism belongs to kingdom Protista. They have the ability to alter its shape, primarily by extending and retracting pseudopods. Amoeba has contractile vacuole which expels excess water from the cell. The various processes which are involved in the nutrition of Amoeba are:
Ingestion, digestion, absorption, assimilation and egestion. Amoeba has not excretory organs. The undigested food collects inside the Amoeba is thrown out of the body by the cell membrane. Thus, the correct answer is option A.