Wanted : Amoeba
Scientific name Acanthamoeba polyphaga
Common name Amoeba
Amoeba get energy from it food
Amoeba feeds on metozoa, protozoa, plant cells, bacteria and other microorganisms.
Amoebas moves by changing the shape of their body forming pseudopods
Amoeba can be found in:
▪soil
▪sail water
▪fresh water
Be on the look out:
✴Amoeba does not have stomach. As such, the digestion of the food takes place in a number of vacuoles inside the cell. Certain vacuoles also perform the function of excretion by eliminating waste from the cell.
✴When the amoeba eats its prey, the prey remains alive inside the amoeba for some time.
✴The amoeba wards off predators and other amoebas by secreting a chemical.