Class 7 Color Amoeba Diagram. Some parasitic amoebae living inside animal bodies including humans can cause various intestinal disorders such as diarrhea. Mode of feeding and digestion in amoeba.
Class 7 biology nutrition in animals. When seen under a microscope the cell looks like a tiny blob of colorless jelly with a dark speck inside it. They are usually found in water bodies such as ponds lakes and slow moving rivers.
When a food particle is near the amoeba it forms temporary finger like projections called pseudopodia around the food particle and engulfs it.
The outer part of the amoeba is the cell membrane. Image copyright peter ower. Briefly describe the process of digestion in amoeba with the help of labelled diagram. In the picture below they appear in a greenish color.