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Amoebas can change their shape for mobility, consuming food, and adapting to their environment.
-They produce tentacle-like extensions called pseudopodia (meaning "false foot") to move through their environments.
-When the encounter food they can 'grab' or push the particles towards them for phagocytosis (cell engulfing/eating of large particles).
-In open water an amoeba cell will form many pseudopodia in all directions as it floats; this allows it to sense things at all angles.
-During unfavorable conditions (such as cold or dry times) the amoeba will become a ball and secrete a protective membrane around itself to form a microbial cyst. The cell remains in this protected state until more favorable conditions arise; it can die if it's unable to emerge for a long period of time.
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What is the name for a protozoan of ever changing shape?
Amoeba
Give two examples where the cell constantly keep their shape changing?
amoeba and spindrical or rectangular like shape
Why amoeba has irregular shape?
Amoeba is irregular in shape because it has no bones
How does Amoeba get around?
amoeba gets around by moving in the cell. Which is only found in plant cells.
A does not have a definite shape?
An amoeba does not have a definite shape.
What is the name for a protozoan of ever changing shape?
Amoeba
Give two examples where the cell constantly keep their shape changing?
amoeba and spindrical or rectangular like shape
What is an fact about amoebas?
The term amoeba comes from a greek word, "to change". They look like blobs of jelly, and the body shape of the amoeba is always changing, that's why it's name is amoeba, because in greek it's to change.
Why amoeba has irregular shape?
Amoeba is irregular in shape because it has no bones
Is amoeba a variable shape cell?
yes amoeba is a variable shape cell
What are animals with no definite shape called?
The amoeba is a type of an organism which is unicellular and has no definite shape. Amoeba came from the Greek word 'amibe' that means change.
How does Amoeba get around?
amoeba gets around by moving in the cell. Which is only found in plant cells.
How do you define the shape of an amoeba?
Irregular or without a definite shape.
A does not have a definite shape?
An amoeba does not have a definite shape.
What protist changes shape constantly and flows around its food to engulf it?
Amoeba
Does amoeba have a symmetrical body plan?
the amoeba has no definite shape but changes due to the formation of pseudopodia
Which microorganism doesn't have a definite shape?
An amoeba.
