In this article we will discuss about the structure of amoeba. This will also help you to draw the structure and diagram of amoeba. 1. Fresh water and free living organism commonly available in stagnant water. 2. Body irregular and cytoplasm clearly differentiated into ectoplasm and endoplasm. 3. Body naked, and extends into numerous finger like projections the pseudopodia. 4. Endoplasm [...]
Learn about the comparison among Amoeba, Euglena and Paramoecium. Comparison # Amoeba: 1. Amoeba lives in freshwater ponds and streams. 2. Morphology of Amoeba: (a) Shape: Irregular (b) Size: About 0.25 mm in diameter (c) Limiting membrane: Plasmalemma—thin and elastic. (d) Cytoplasmic differentiation: Ectoplasm clear and non-granular compared to endoplasm. (e) Cytoplasmic inclusions and organelle: Grains of sand and granules [...]
The following points highlight the top ten theories to explain the locomotion in amoeba. 1. Adhesion Theory: According to this theory, locomotion in Amoeba is performed by adhesion similar to drop of water which spreads irregularly on uneven glass plate. The protoplasm flows, like the fluid of the drop, in the path of greater adhesion. Due to adhesive properties pseudopodia [...]