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How does amoeba move itself?

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What body part allows amoeba to move?

The psuedopod is used to help the amoeba move, and also to eat. It is a part of the amoeba's body that it can stretch out and pull itself with.


How is amoeba able to move?

Amoeba can move by pseudopodium


How amoebae move?

An amoeba is a shapeless cell which can extrude a part of itself, which is called a pseudopod (literally, false foot) and then the remainder of the cell can flow into that pseudopod, at which point the amoeba has moved.


Which if the three move the slowest a paramecium amoeba or euglena?

Amoeba move the fastest


How fast can amoeba move?

An amoeba can move 2.6 billion light years. Hopes that this helps!!!!! =D


How do amoeba like cells move?

An amoeba is a shapeless cell which can extrude a part of itself, which is called a pseudopod (literally, false foot) and then the remainder of the cell can flow into that pseudopod, at which point the amoeba has moved.


Do amoeba move fast or slow?

An amoeba can move 2.6 billion light years. Hopes that this helps!!!!! =D


How does an Amoeba protect itself?

it flies in the air


What does an amoeba use to move?

pseudopodia


Why would an Amoeba die if placed in salt water?

Freshwater amoeba in salt water will have a higher solute content outside of the amoeba. The water in the amoeba will want to move out of the amoeba and into the environment. This will cause the amoeba to shrivel and die.


What protistans move by the means of pseudopods?

amoeba


Which organism moves faster amoeba or paramecium and why?

Paramecium move faster because they are covered with cilia while amoeba must change shape to move, which is called amoeboid movement.