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GK QUESTION#3911

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. Amoeba ingests its food with the help of pseudopodia.

2. Amoeba constantly changes its shape and position.

  1. AOnly 2
  2. BNeither 1 nor 2
  3. COnly 1
  4. DBoth 1 and 2Correct answer
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D. Both 1 and 2

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Both statements describe an active amoeba. It extends and retracts pseudopodia for movement and to engulf food by phagocytosis. Its shape is changeable rather than permanently fixed; this does not imply uninterrupted motion during resting or cyst stages.

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