Question : Answer question numbers (a) - (d) on the basis of your understanding of the following paragraph and the related studied concepts :Thegiven diagram shows a unicellular organismcapturingits food .(a) What type of nutrition is shown in the diagram ?(b)Giveanother function of thespecialised extension shown in 'b'(c)Howis nutrition shownin the given diagram differentfrom that in Paramecium, which is also unicellular ?(d)Give appropriate term for taking is solidfood by the given organism ?

Question : Answer question numbers (a) - (d) on the basis of your unde

1.	Question : Answer question numbers (a) - (d) on the basis of your understanding of the following paragraph and the related studied concepts :Thegiven diagram shows a unicellular organismcapturingits food .(a) What type of nutrition is shown in the diagram ?(b)Giveanother function of thespecialised extension shown in 'b'(c)Howis nutrition shownin the given diagram differentfrom that in Paramecium, which is also unicellular ?(d)Give appropriate term for taking is solidfood by the given organism ?
Answer» Solution :(a) Holozoic (B).b.is pseudopodiawhichnot only helps in CAPTURING and engulfingfood butalso helps in movement in AMOEBA. (c)Amoeba takes in foodwiththe helpof PSEUDOPODIA, formed in any direction whereasparamecium takesin FOOD a particularopening, withthe helpof cilia. (d)Phagocytosis .