Question

Which of the following is not true about the mode of nutrition in amoeba?

• A. The food is swallowed by creating a food vacuole
• B. Digestion happens with the help of digestive juices
• C. It first breaks down the food into simpler particles and then swallows it
• D. It makes use of pseudopodia for movement and to capture food

Answer 1

The correct option is C It first breaks down the food into simpler particles and then swallows it

Amoeba takes in food through a process called phagocytosis where it engulfs the food it plans on eating up. Amoeba does not have any specialized organ for the mechanism of nutrition. It directly swallows the whole food and a food vacuole is created. Digestive juices then get secreted in the vacuole and the food is slowly digested.