Home
Class 11
BIOLOGY
Give an account of pseudopodia....

Give an account of pseudopodia.

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

Locomotion in protozoans is performed by cellular extensions such as pseudopodia are found in rhizopods organisms. The pseudopodia are temporary extensions of cytoplasm that develop in the direction of the movement. These temporary structures are useful to move on the substratum as our legs do, hence the name .pseudopodia.. There are four kinds of pseudopodia -in protozoans.
1) Lobopodia : blunt + finger like Pseudopodia. Ex : Amoeba, Entamoeba.
2) Filopodia : fiber like pseudopodia contain ectoplasm. Ex : Euglypha
3) Reticulopodia : net like pseudopodia. Éx : Elphidium.
4) Axopodia or heliopodia : Sun ray-like pseudopodia. Ex : Actinophrys.
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • LOCOMOTION AND REPRODUCTION IN PROTOZOA

    VIKRAM PUBLICATION ( ANDHRA PUBLICATION)|Exercise Important Questions|13 Videos

  • LOCOMOTION AND REPRODUCTION IN PROTOZOA

    VIKRAM PUBLICATION ( ANDHRA PUBLICATION)|Exercise Important Questions|13 Videos

  • HISTOLOGY AND ANATOMY OF FLOWERING PLANTS

    VIKRAM PUBLICATION ( ANDHRA PUBLICATION)|Exercise IMPORTANT QUESTIONS |7 Videos

  • MARCH - 2018- BOTANY

    VIKRAM PUBLICATION ( ANDHRA PUBLICATION)|Exercise SECTION - C|3 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

Give an account of Freundlich adsorption isotherm

Give an account of Freundlich adsorption isotherm.

Give an account of sexuality in organisms.

Give an account of floral diagram.

Give an account of the properties of washing soda.

Give a brief account of endoplasmic reticulum.

Give an account of the biological importance of Na^(+) and K^(+) ions.