Question

Keith is observing a slide of an amoeba under a compound microscope. He places a stained fine particle of yeast near the amoeba. He observes that the amoeba is engulfing this particle by extending its pseudopodia. Which process is the amoeba exhibiting? pinocytosis , exocytosis, phagocytosis or receptor mediated endocytosis

Answer 1

The amoebas have a specific ability to change its shape. They can do this by forming pseudopods. They can ingest different organisms of particles in the process called phagocytosis.