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pseudopod pseduo meaning false pod meaning foot
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∙ 9y agoThe name "pseudopod" means false foot. It is used to classify and describe certain organisms that have a foot-like appendage that helps them to move, but it not actually a foot.
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What is another term for pseudopods?
False leg or a False Foot
What structures do protists such as amoeba use for movement?
Amoebas move by changing the shape of their body, forming pseudopods (temporary foot-like structures). The word pseudopod means "false foot."
What Organs for locomotion fish?
The pseudopodia is the organ of locomotion of amoeba.The word pseudo means false and podia or pods means feet.As pseudopodia is the cytoplasmic projection which helps in locomotion of amoeba so it is also called as false feet.
What are organs of motility in protists you have learned about?
1. Flagella (long hairlike projections) 2. Cilia (Tiny hairlike projections) 3. Amoeba (ameboid movement by pseudopods, which means "false foot")
What are three types of motility by protozoa?
1. Flagella (long hairlike projections) 2. Cilia (Tiny hairlike projections) 3. Amoeba (ameboid movement by pseudopods, which means "false foot")
What is another term for pseudopods?
False leg or a False Foot
What does the last name Voth mean?
It means foot in German.
What is a false foot of some protists formed as cytoplasm flows into a cell membrane pouch?
Pseudo podium (false foot).
What is 'Oedipus' in English?
The name of the mythological king means 'swollen foot',
What structures do protists such as amoeba use for movement?
Amoebas move by changing the shape of their body, forming pseudopods (temporary foot-like structures). The word pseudopod means "false foot."
What does the name towanna mean?
It means that one is asking his or her foot if it needs attention.
What is the plural spelling for false feet?
The term 'false feet' is the plural form; the singular form is 'false foot'.
What is the class Gastropod?
snails and slugs, the name means flat foot, which is the sticky underside of the snail, every type of mollusk has a foot
Snails are in the scientific division that means stomach foot what is the name of this phylum?
snails are in the mollusc phylum and they are not identifend by their stomach being in there foot
What is pseudopodia in science?
A pseudopod (any of several "false-feet") is an appendage that a protist in the phylum Mastigophora (i.e. an amoeba) uses. It is constantly reshaping and contracting to allow the protist to move.
Why did pandas get the name of panda?
It got its name from the Chinese language and it means big black and white cat foot.
What Organs for locomotion fish?
The pseudopodia is the organ of locomotion of amoeba.The word pseudo means false and podia or pods means feet.As pseudopodia is the cytoplasmic projection which helps in locomotion of amoeba so it is also called as false feet.
