Amoeba

Structure and Life

Amoeba are animal like Protists

Animal like protists are called Protozoa

Protozoans are classed by their

method of locomotion

Amoeba are protozoans with a pseudopod

A pseudopod is a false foot

Amoeba ingest food by

phagocytosis

This is surrounding food with the pseudopod

A food vacuole is formed, and digestion

takes place

Amoeba Body Structure

Forward End

Trailing End

Direction

Pseudopod

Food VacuoleDigests Food

NucleusContains Chromosomes,

controls reproduction

EndoplasmJelly like substance that

fills the cell

EctoplasmThe Outside Layer

Contractile Vacuole

Regulates water, solute

content. Excretes wastes

Review

Pseudopod

Food VacuoleDigests Food

NucleusContains Chromosomes,

controls reproduction

EndoplasmJelly like substance that

fills the cell

EctoplasmThe Outside Layer

Contractile VacuoleRegulates water, solute

content. Excretes wastes