Question

Amoeba acquires its food through a process, termed

• A. Exocytosis
• B. Endocytosis
• C. Plasmolysis
• D. Exocytosis and endocytosis both.

Answer 1

The correct option is B

Endocytosis

The correct option is B:

Explanation of the correct option:

1. The holozoic mechanism of nourishment is demonstrated by amoeba. Ingestion, digestion, absorption, assimilation, and egestion are the five phases of nutrition.
2. Amoeba is a single-celled creature.
3. It exhibits holozoic feeding, in which it consumes the entire food and digests it utilizing a variety of digestive enzymes.
4. Endocytosis or phagocytosis is the process of engulfing the food molecule.
5. Endocytosis is the process by which a live cell takes in substances by invaginating its membrane and forming a vacuole.
6. Endocytosis is the process through which foreign substances are transported into a cell.

Explanation of the incorrect option:

Option A:

Exocytosis is the process of an organism's body releasing molecules.

Option C:

The loss of water from the plant causes it to shrink, which is referred to as plasmolysis.

Option D:

Endocytosis is the process through which foreign substances are transported into a cell and Exocytosis is the process of an organism's body releasing molecules.

Final answer: Amoeba acquires its food through a process termed endocytosis.