How does an amoeba obtain food?

It engulfs food particles with its pseudopods and phagocytizes them.

It sweeps food particles into its oral cavity with cillia.

It absorbs nutrients directly through its plasma membrane using diffusion.

It produces its own food using photosynthesis.

An extension of the endoplasm and plasma membrane used for locomotion and acquiring food.

A specialized flagellar filament used for acquiring food.

An oral cavity used for collecting food particles.

A nucleus that controls the cell's activities.

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Sarcodines - Ameobas

Hannah Lysczek 6 questions

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1Amoebas are non-motile.
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
2Amoebas do not form colonies.
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
3How does an amoeba obtain food?
1. AIt engulfs food particles with its pseudopods and phagocytizes them.
2. BIt sweeps food particles into its oral cavity with cillia.
3. CIt absorbs nutrients directly through its plasma membrane using diffusion.
4. DIt produces its own food using photosynthesis.
4What is a pseudopod?
1. AA specialized flagellar filament used for acquiring food.
2. BAn extension of the endoplasm and plasma membrane used for locomotion and acquiring food.
3. CAn oral cavity used for collecting food particles.
4. DA nucleus that controls the cell's activities.
5Amoebas are always pathogenic (disease causing) to humans.
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
6When environmental conditions become unfavorable, amoebas can become this specialized structure to help ensure their survival.
1. AA pseudopod.
2. BA pathogen.
3. CA cyst.
4. DA sarcodine.