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Explain the process of nutrition in Amoeba. |
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Answer» shows holozoic nutrition which is comprised of Ingestion, Digestion, Absorption, Assimilation and Egestion.Ameoba traps food particles through fingerlike projections called pseudopodia. Pseudopodia present outside its body and HELPS in taking food ALONG with waterFood vacuoles are made after INGESTING the food. Enzymes are released in the food vacuole for digestion.After digestion, nutrients enter the cytoplasm through osmosis.Nutrients are UTILIZED by the cell for various purposes.Food vacuole goes near the cell membrane to empty its CONTENTS outside the cell. This results in the expulsion of waste materials from the cell. |
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