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Ignorance, probably. We seem to want to divide everything into plants and animals, even calling mushrooms (wrongly) plants. Amoeba are of the Kingdom Amoebozoea. Their relationship is confused, but they are thought to be simpler lifeforms than animals and fungi, but not as simple as plants. They are wrongly considered our first ancestors, but as we evolved from semi-plant material (actually semi-cell semi-plant material) this is incorrect.
Maybe we consider amoeba as an animal because it is thought to be our first ancestor, and most people believe we are not descended from fungal or bacterial matter.
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Is amoeba animal-like or plantlike?
Amoeba is animal-like because they can not do photosynthesis which other plant-like protists can do. Amoeba are protozoans. Amoeba hunt for their food. They eat bacteria, smaller protozoans and other smaller organisms.
What characterists make amoeba and paramecium animal-like?
Characteristics that make amoeba and paramecium animal-like include locomotion and lack of photosynthesis.
Is an amoeba a plant or animal like protist?
Animal-like protists
Are amoeba and paramecium are more like then plants and animal and why and yes or no?
the amoeba is more like plants and the paramecium is more like animals
Is an amoeba an animal?
Yes, because it is a Protazoe, and a protzoe is and animals. That makes and amoeba an animal.
Is an Amoeba plant or animal like?
Amoeba is an animal-like, one-celled organism.
Is amoeba animal-like or plantlike?
Amoeba is animal-like because they can not do photosynthesis which other plant-like protists can do. Amoeba are protozoans. Amoeba hunt for their food. They eat bacteria, smaller protozoans and other smaller organisms.
What characterists make amoeba and paramecium animal-like?
Characteristics that make amoeba and paramecium animal-like include locomotion and lack of photosynthesis.
Why do people think amoeba was an animal?
Because an amoeba has a nucleus, just like the other animals.
Is an amoeba a plant or animal like protist?
Animal-like protists
Are amoeba and paramecium are more like then plants and animal and why and yes or no?
the amoeba is more like plants and the paramecium is more like animals
What is an exmple of an animal-like protist?
an amoeba, or a paramecium
Is an amoeba animal like protist or plant like protist?
Animal like protist. Protozoa means primitive animal.
Do animal cells have cilia or flagellum?
yes but only some animal cells like amoeba and like
Is an amoeba an animal?
Yes, because it is a Protazoe, and a protzoe is and animals. That makes and amoeba an animal.
Is an amoeba plantlike?
Nope! An amoeba is animal-like because it is a heterotroph, meaning it has to find its own food source.
What three examples of animal-like protists?
there are also paramecium and amoeba and protizonenes
