Question

Amoebae are unicellular organisms that are often found in ponds. An amoeba is shown in the picture below.


How do amoebae most likely obtain food?
A.
Amoebae use tentacles and stinging cells to catch smaller organisms.
B.
Amoebae have special cells that use sunlight to make food.
C.
Amoebae have a mouth that they use to eat multicellular organisms.
D.
Amoebae wrap around and engulf smaller unicellular organisms.

Answer 1

D. Amoebae surround and engulf food using extensions of their cell membrane called pseudopodia, forming a food vacuole where the prey is digested (phagocytosis).