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: [[Amoeba]] take in food with a [[Food Vacuole|food vacuole]] and get rid of waste with a [[Contractile Vacuole|contractile vacuole]]. | : [[Amoeba]] take in food with a [[Food Vacuole|food vacuole]] and get rid of waste with a [[Contractile Vacuole|contractile vacuole]]. | ||
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Revision as of 20:57, 4 September 2018
Key Stage 3
Meaning
A picture of an amoeba.
An amoeba is a unicellular microorganism that has a cell membrane, cytoplasm, mitochondria and a nucleus.
- Noun: Amoeba
About Amoeba
- Amoeba has all the parts that an animal cell has, but it is unicellular so it is not counted as an animal.
- When amoeba reproduce they make two exact copies of themselves. This is called cell division.
- Amoeba move with something called pseudopodia where they stretch a small part of themselves in one direction and then pull themselves along.
- Amoeba take in food with a food vacuole and get rid of waste with a contractile vacuole.
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| A diagram of an amoeba. |