In three to five sentences, compare the process of digesting food in an amoeba

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An amoeba is a single-celled organism that lacks a defined digestive system. Instead, it engulfs food particles using a process called phagocytosis. The food is enclosed in a membrane-bound vesicle called a food vacuole, which fuses with lysosomes, and digestive enzymes break down food molecules. The nutrients are then absorbed by diffusion across the cell membrane, and the waste material is eliminated through exocytosis. Overall, amoebas have a less efficient and less specialized digestive process compared to multicellular organisms.