Amoeba (Leaving Cert Biology): Quizzes
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What type of cells are all protista?
What type of cells are all protista?
Eukaryotic
Where do amoeba live?
Where do amoeba live?
Freshwater & seas
What is the nutritional type of amoeba?
What is the nutritional type of amoeba?
Heterotrophic
How do amoeba reproduce?
How do amoeba reproduce?
Asexually through mitosis
How many nuclei are formed when one nucleus undergoes mitosis?
How many nuclei are formed when one nucleus undergoes mitosis?
2 nuclei
What are the two layers of cytoplasm in amoeba called?
What are the two layers of cytoplasm in amoeba called?
Ectoplasm & endoplasm
What are pseudopodia used for in amoeba?
What are pseudopodia used for in amoeba?
Movement & feeding
What does the term 'pseudopodia' mean?
What does the term 'pseudopodia' mean?
False feet
What is the function of the cell membrane in amoeba?
What is the function of the cell membrane in amoeba?
Gas exchange: O2 in, CO2 out
What does the food vacuole secrete to digest prey?
What does the food vacuole secrete to digest prey?
Acid & digestive enzymes
What is the function of the contractile vacuole?
What is the function of the contractile vacuole?
Osmoregulation
What is the function of the nucleus in amoeba?
What is the function of the nucleus in amoeba?
Controls all cell activities