Question

How does Amoeba capture its food?

Answer 1

Amoeba:

1. Amoeba is a unicellular protozoan that is usually found in water bodies.
2. It is capable of changing its shape.

Amoeba captures its food by:

1. Ameoba is found in water bodies and feeds on microscopic water-borne plants and animals.
2. The mode of nutrition in amoeba is known as Holozoic nutrition.
3. Amoeba obtains food via phagocytosis. Phagocytosis is the process by which the organism engulfs its food as a whole.
4. Amoeba extends its pseudopodia, encircles the food particle, and forms a vacuole around it.