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An amoeba engulfs food by

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Surrounding the food with pseudopod.

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Phagocytosis.

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Where is the food after the amoeba engulfs it?

Hamburger


How does amoeba engulf solid food particles?

a amoeba engulfs it food by endocytosis


What process is an amoeba using when it engulfs a food particle?

The process is phagocytosis .


How ingestion takes in amoeba?

when amoeba comes in touch in a food particle it spreads it's cup shaped pseudopodia around the food particle and engulfs it to it's cytoplasm


Does amoeba engulfs require energy?

yes


An amoeba cell engulfs a piece of food by surrounding it with pseudopodia and then pinching off a piece of membrane around the food What is this an example of?

Endocytosis


What is the process in which an amoeba engulfs its prey?

metaphor sis


Which part of the body of amoeba is used for getting food?

Cell Membrane The amoeba uses its cell membrane to form an arm-like structure (pseudopodia) to encircle food with its "arms" and engulfs it. Check the videos on youtube!


Does an amoeba move by sending out projections of cytoplasm called pseudopods?

YES. "Pseudopod" means "fake feet". It is an extension of the amoeba's cell membrane and cytoplasm that not only moves the amoeba, but also encircles and engulfs food and liquid.


When an amoeba engulfs a particle of food what is formed?

Two pseudopodia are extended with microtubular action and surround the food particle. Instead of reeling the particle in the amoeba pulls itself up to the particle and then it is ingested through the cellular membrane.


Which protists surrounds and engulfs its food?

The protist amoeba does. I think this process is called exocytosis.


How do large particles enter the nucleus?

Endocytosis, particularly, phagocytosis because the amoeba surrounds the food particle and engulfs it. The food particle is then enclosed into a food vacuole inside the cell where it can be accessed when the cell needs food.