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How does an Amoeba obtain its food?

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**Step-by-Step Solution:** 1. **Understanding Amoeba's Structure**: Amoeba is a unicellular organism that has a flexible shape and can change its form. It does not have a fixed mouth or digestive system. 2. **Ingestion of Food**: Amoeba obtains its food by using its finger-like projections called **pseudopodia**. These projections extend outwards to surround the food particle. 3. **Formation of Food Vacuole**: Once the food particle is surrounded by the pseudopodia, the amoeba engulfs it, leading to the formation of a **food vacuole**. This vacuole is a small sac that contains the food particle along with some water. ...
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