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Pseudopodia, meaning "false feet," are cellular projections used by certain organisms, such as amoebas, for movement and feeding. The term reflects their function, as these extensions allow the cell to extend and retract, facilitating locomotion and the engulfing of food particles. The name highlights the resemblance to feet, even though they are not true appendages.

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What protists by extension of false feet called pseudopodia?

Amoeba


What do you call the arms of an amoeba?

They are called pseudopodia, (singular is pseudopod).


What protists move by extension of false feet called pseudopodia?

Amoeba


What are the finger like projections in amoeba called?

PSEUDOPODIA


Pseudopodia are present in?

Pseudopodia are present in Amoeba.


What protist uses pseudopodia?

Amoeba are famous for their pseudopodia.


What is the process called when a cell surrounds a large particle with pseudopodia and then engulfs it?

Phagocytosis is the process by which a cell engulfs a large particle by extending pseudopodia around it and bringing it into the cell in a membrane-bound vesicle.


What type of movement does a amoeba use?

An amoeba moves through a process called amoeboid movement, using temporary extensions of its cell membrane called pseudopodia. These pseudopodia extend and contract to propel the amoeba in the direction it wants to move.


How does amoeba moves show video?

amoeba moves by its false feet called pseudopodia.


What are Pseudopodia that are broad and are used for locomotion and engulfing food called?

Pseudopodia that are broad and used for locomotion and engulfing food are called lobopodia. These are typically large and rounded extensions of cytoplasm that enable amoeboid cells to move and capture prey.


Do protozoa have false feet?

Any organism that moves by means of pseudopodia (false feet) is called an amoeboid. Amoeboids are a branch of protozoans, but there are porotzoans that are not amoeboids. The answer to your question is that some protozoa (amoeboids) have pseudopodia (false feet), but the rest do not.


When does an Ameoba form a pseudopodia?

It forms pseudopodia to obtain its food.