Amoeba (Leaving Cert Biology): Flashcards
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Cell type of all protista
Cell type of all protista
Eukaryotic
Cellular organisation of most protista
Cellular organisation of most protista
Single-celled organisms
Amoeba reproduction method
Amoeba reproduction method
Asexually through mitosis
Amoeba nutritional type
Amoeba nutritional type
Heterotrophic
Amoeba habitat examples
Amoeba habitat examples
Freshwater rivers, streams, lakes, ponds, seas, oceans
Definition of heterotrophic organisms
Definition of heterotrophic organisms
Cannot make food, must use food made by other organisms
Definition of mitosis
Definition of mitosis
Nuclear division forming 2 nuclei with same chromosome number as parent
Number of cytoplasm layers in amoeba
Number of cytoplasm layers in amoeba
Two layers
Outer cytoplasm layer in amoeba
Outer cytoplasm layer in amoeba
Ectoplasm (thin outer layer)
Inner cytoplasm layer in amoeba
Inner cytoplasm layer in amoeba
Endoplasm (fluid inner layer)
Functions of pseudopodia in amoeba
Functions of pseudopodia in amoeba
Movement and feeding
Function of nucleus in amoeba
Function of nucleus in amoeba
Controls all cell activities
Function of contractile vacuole
Function of contractile vacuole
Osmoregulation
Function of food vacuole in amoeba
Function of food vacuole in amoeba
Secretes acid & enzymes to kill & digest prey
Function of fat droplets in amoeba
Function of fat droplets in amoeba
Store fat as energy reserve