{"id":3816,"date":"2023-01-09T10:35:36","date_gmt":"2023-01-09T10:35:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=3816"},"modified":"2025-08-21T11:11:30","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T11:11:30","slug":"s-2-d-feeding-and-digestion-in-amoeba","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/s-2-d-feeding-and-digestion-in-amoeba\/","title":{"rendered":"S-2.d Feeding And Digestion In Amoeba"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00056d;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>Feeding and Digestion in Amoeba<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; height: 0; padding-top: 56.2500%;\n padding-bottom: 0; box-shadow: 0 2px 8px 0 rgba(63,69,81,0.16); margin-top: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.9em; overflow: hidden;\n border-radius: 8px; will-change: transform;\">\n  <iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0; left: 0; border: none; padding: 0;margin: 0;\"\n    src=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/design\/DAF-nUnhEHw\/wdZvwHqFZs6371HlKFiKKA\/watch?embed\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"fullscreen\">\n  <\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.canva.com&#x2F;design&#x2F;DAF-nUnhEHw&#x2F;wdZvwHqFZs6371HlKFiKKA&#x2F;watch?utm_content=DAF-nUnhEHw&amp;utm_campaign=designshare&amp;utm_medium=embeds&amp;utm_source=link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">feeding and digestion in amoeba<\/a> by Delta publications\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-huge-font-size\" style=\"color:#74008b\"><strong>Key Notes :<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-6a18abfe937738412ffcc27a816c347d\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>Introduction to Amoeba<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-86.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15016\" style=\"width:480px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-86.png 1000w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-86-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-86-768x384.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-large-font-size\">\n<li>Amoeba is a single-celled organism found in water, soil, and decaying organic matter.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It belongs to the group of organisms called protozoa.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-30a814dc9c3d65e0672e68e5e74468cc\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>Structure of Amoeba<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-large-font-size\">\n<li>Amoeba has an irregular shape without a fixed body structure.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It moves and captures food using temporary extensions of its cell membrane called <strong>pseudopodia<\/strong> (false feet).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"579\" src=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pseudopodia-1024x579.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16453\" style=\"width:445px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pseudopodia-1024x579.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pseudopodia-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pseudopodia-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pseudopodia.jpg 1472w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-c3ffa59a359b7fe43e8a227c72a2d840\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>Feeding Process<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/f15adcc5-db75-4776-b72c-7862ac1cf4ee.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15018\" style=\"width:549px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/f15adcc5-db75-4776-b72c-7862ac1cf4ee.png 750w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/f15adcc5-db75-4776-b72c-7862ac1cf4ee-300x176.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-large-font-size\">\n<li><strong>Phagocytosis<\/strong>: Amoeba engulfs its food particles through pseudopodia.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The food particle is surrounded by pseudopodia, forming a <strong>food vacuole<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-a739cf563d1e396f1b7d476c07c19c78\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>Sources of Food<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-large-font-size\">\n<li>Amoeba feeds on microscopic organisms like algae, bacteria, and other small particles present in its environment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-9920f3b831791a733e2a35bf34639a4e\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>Digestion<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-large-font-size\">\n<li>The food vacuole contains digestive enzymes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>These enzymes break down the food into simpler substances.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Digestion is <strong>intracellular<\/strong>, meaning it occurs inside the cell.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"579\" src=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/intracellular-1024x579.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16455\" style=\"width:359px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/intracellular-1024x579.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/intracellular-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/intracellular-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/intracellular.jpg 1472w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-f108f32bea3c1b426f45ef37de3a15af\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>Absorption<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-large-font-size\">\n<li>The digested nutrients are absorbed directly into the cytoplasm of the amoeba for energy and growth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-9697862de8294234f7d8e9854e0de383\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>Egestion<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-large-font-size\">\n<li>Undigested waste material is expelled out of the cell by moving the vacuole to the cell surface and releasing its contents.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-f0d14a4bf2d10e644dd0594122bbb471\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>Key Features<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-large-font-size\">\n<li>Amoeba adapts its feeding based on available food.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It shows a primitive form of digestion, unlike complex organisms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-4f2ef6e962fc44b04ab1384530d15f14\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>Importance of Amoeba<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-large-font-size\">\n<li>Amoeba plays a role in the ecosystem by consuming decaying matter and microorganisms.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It serves as a model organism for studying basic life processes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#d90000\"><strong>Let&#8217;s practice!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/75877\/791\/698\"><img loading=\"lazy\" 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src=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Worksheet-1-1-2-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5861\" srcset=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Worksheet-1-1-2-5.png 500w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Worksheet-1-1-2-5-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Worksheet-1-1-2-5-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Worksheet-1-1-2-5-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Feeding and Digestion in Amoeba feeding and digestion in amoeba by Delta publications Key Notes : Introduction to Amoeba: Structure of Amoeba: Feeding Process: Sources of Food: Digestion: Absorption: Egestion: Key Features: Importance of Amoeba: Let&#8217;s 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