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Why do amoeba need oxygen?

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How amoeba die?

Amoeba can die if they lack oxygen. They need it.


How does the amoeba obtain oxygen and carbon dioxide?

An amoeba lives in an aqueous environment; some oxygen from the air will normally dissolve into the water (or, oxygen is released by plants living in the water) and oxygen will enter the amoeba by the process of diffusion.


Why do larger organisms need a circulatory system and amoeba do not?

We are eukaryote which means are cells are more advanced than there's. And since we have more cells than a amoeba. Our cells carry oxygen to the brain and other organs in the body. A amoeba dose not have a brain. So it doesn't need a circulatory system.


Does an amoeba need to be fertilized to reproduce?

No, an amoeba doesn't need fertilization to reproduce. An amoeba reproduces asexually.


How does osmosis and diffusion work in amoeba?

Amoeba obtains oxygen via diffusion; it takes in water by osmosis, but I would think this is more of a problem, since Amoeba lives in a freshwater environment, and water is always entering by osmosis. Amoeba's problem is getting rid of that water, which it does by means of contractile vacuoles.


Is it possible that there are giant amoeba floating around in space?

No, it is not possible. Amoeba need air, and sadly there is no air in space.


What is oxygen needed for in the amoeba?

The amoebae is an eukaryote, so it uses oxygen for the same reason you do. Oxygen is the final electron acceptor in the process of oxidative phosphorylation that takes place in the mitochondria.


Which two resources do amoeba an paramecium need for their environment?

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How would you prepare a amoeba specimens for observation?

you need to die


What are species of amoeba?

The scientific name of the amoeba is... Amoeba. Amoebas belong to the genus Amoeba. You have distinct species like Amoeba proteus and Amoeba dubia.


How does osmosis and diffusion help an amoeba survive?

Difussion takes place in amoeba to transport nutrients to every part of amoeba.


How an amoeba exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide gases with its surroundings?

diffusion across their body surface (cell surface membrane)