Any protoplasmic filament or irregular process projecting from any unicellular organism, or from any animal or plant call., A rhizopod.
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The root of the word "pseudopod" is from the Greek words "pseudes," meaning false, and "pous," meaning foot. This reflects the false foot-like protrusions that certain organisms, like amoebas, use for movement and feeding.
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The term you are referring to is "pseudopod." Pseudopods are temporary projections of the cell membrane used for movement and feeding in some single-celled organisms like amoebas. It translates to "false foot" in Greek.
YES. The ameoba is a perfect example of a unicellular organism which goes after its food. The cell membrane and cytoplams extends toward the food or away from a bad stimulus (heat, dryness, too much light). If it is food or liquid, the pseudopod moves toward the source and engulfs it. The word "pseudopod" is Greek meaning "false foot".
The cell organelle formed by a pseudopod is called a phagosome. It is a membrane-bound vesicle that results from the engulfment of particles, such as bacteria or food, by the pseudopod during phagocytosis.
Amoebas have pseudopods. The amoeba reached for food with its pseudopod.
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To feed, an amoeba will extend a psuedopod around the food to draw it in.
It is called the Flagellum :D Flagellum- a long whiplike outgrowth from a cell that acts as an organ.
They are called pseudopod.