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When single cell freshwater organism is transferred in salt water it will shrink. For e.x. As in case of amoeba if fresh water amoeba is kept in salt water it contractile vacuole will disappear and this phenomena is called osmoregulation.
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Why would an Amoeba die if placed in salt water?
Freshwater amoeba in salt water will have a higher solute content outside of the amoeba. The water in the amoeba will want to move out of the amoeba and into the environment. This will cause the amoeba to shrivel and die.
How is amoeba able to move?
Amoeba can move by pseudopodium
Which if the three move the slowest a paramecium amoeba or euglena?
Amoeba move the fastest
Do amoeba move fast or slow?
An amoeba can move 2.6 billion light years. Hopes that this helps!!!!! =D
How do amoeba like cells move?
An amoeba is a shapeless cell which can extrude a part of itself, which is called a pseudopod (literally, false foot) and then the remainder of the cell can flow into that pseudopod, at which point the amoeba has moved.
Why would an Amoeba die if placed in salt water?
Freshwater amoeba in salt water will have a higher solute content outside of the amoeba. The water in the amoeba will want to move out of the amoeba and into the environment. This will cause the amoeba to shrivel and die.
How is amoeba able to move?
Amoeba can move by pseudopodium
Which if the three move the slowest a paramecium amoeba or euglena?
Amoeba move the fastest
Which of the following groups uses pseudopodia for movement?
The amoeba
How fast can amoeba move?
An amoeba can move 2.6 billion light years. Hopes that this helps!!!!! =D
What body part allows amoeba to move?
The psuedopod is used to help the amoeba move, and also to eat. It is a part of the amoeba's body that it can stretch out and pull itself with.
Do amoeba move fast or slow?
An amoeba can move 2.6 billion light years. Hopes that this helps!!!!! =D
What does an amoeba use to move?
pseudopodia
Why does salt water and fresh water move through the same water cycle?
because they are both water
What protistans move by the means of pseudopods?
amoeba
How do amoeba like cells move?
An amoeba is a shapeless cell which can extrude a part of itself, which is called a pseudopod (literally, false foot) and then the remainder of the cell can flow into that pseudopod, at which point the amoeba has moved.
Which organism moves faster amoeba or paramecium and why?
Paramecium move faster because they are covered with cilia while amoeba must change shape to move, which is called amoeboid movement.
