FEEDING AND DIGESTION IN AMOEBA

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One-Word Answer Type Questions

Topic: Feeding and Digestion in Amoeba

1. Question: What is the mode of nutrition in Amoeba?

• Answer: Holozoic

• Explanation: Amoeba follows holozoic nutrition, in which it engulfs food and digests it inside its body.

2. Question: What is the finger-like projection formed by Amoeba called?

• Answer: Pseudopodia

• Explanation: Amoeba forms pseudopodia (false feet) to move and capture food.

3. Question: What is the process of engulfing food by Amoeba called?

• Answer: Ingestion

• Explanation: Ingestion is the process by which Amoeba surrounds and takes in food particles.

4. Question: In which organelle does digestion take place in Amoeba?

• Answer: Food vacuole

• Explanation: Digestion in Amoeba occurs inside the food vacuole formed around the ingested food.

5. Question: What is the process of expelling undigested food in Amoeba called?

• Answer: Egestion

• Explanation: Egestion is the removal of undigested waste from the body of Amoeba.

6. Question: Which substance breaks down food in Amoeba?

• Answer: Enzymes

• Explanation: Enzymes are secreted into the food vacuole to digest the food.

7. Question: What is the dense, rounded structure present in Amoeba?

• Answer: Nucleus

• Explanation: The nucleus controls the activities of the Amoeba cell.

8. Question: What is the outer covering of the Amoeba called?

• Answer: Cell membrane

• Explanation: The cell membrane surrounds the Amoeba and helps in movement and ingestion.

9. Question: What is the jelly-like substance present inside Amoeba?

• Answer: Cytoplasm

• Explanation: Cytoplasm is the fluid inside the cell where various organelles are present.

10. Question: Amoeba is found in which type of environment?

• Answer: Pond

• Explanation: Amoeba commonly lives in pond water and other aquatic environments.

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