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A pseudopod is a temporary protrusion of cytoplasm that can be used for locomotion. Pseudopodia can be called false feet.

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What protozoan has pseudopods?

The amoeba has pseudopods.


Name the cell which form pseudopods?

The protist amoeba forms pseudopodia.


What is another term for pseudopods?

False leg or a False Foot


Why the name pseudo podium?

"Pseudopods" are "false feet," if my knowledge of Latin (and Biology) is correct.


What do pseudopods use to obtain food?

pseudopods aka false foots use a food vacuole


What is an axopodium?

An axopodium is another word for an axopod - any of a group of pseudopods which contain complex arrays of microtubules and are enveloped by cytoplasm.


What kind of organism has pseudopods?

Organisms that have pseudopods are known as amoebas. Pseudopods are temporary "false feet" that form by cytoplasmic streaming to enable movement and engulfment of food. Amoebas use pseudopods for locomotion and capturing prey.


What are temporary extensions of a protozoans cytoplasm?

Temporary extensions of a protozoan's cytoplasm are called pseudopods. Pseudopods are used for movement and feeding by extending and retracting to help the protozoan navigate its environment and capture prey.


How does arcella move?

Arcella move by extending and retracting their pseudopods, which are temporary projections of the cell membrane. By changing the direction and length of their pseudopods, Arcella can move in a rolling or gliding motion.


What rhymes with pseudopods?

rods


How does the ameobas move?

Pseudopods.


What are temporary bulges of the cell membrane of an amoeba called?

Pseudopods(SOO doh pahdz) are temporary bulges of the cell membrane.