📐 Amoeba Diagram for Class 7

Class 7 · Interactive 3D Science Laboratory

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About Amoeba Diagram for Class 7

An amoeba is a single-celled organism that constantly changes shape, extending finger-like projections called pseudopodia to move and capture food. This model labels its main internal structures.

Why It's Important

  • Shows how a single cell can survive independently
  • Demonstrates a unique form of movement and feeding
  • Some species are studied for causing human infections
  • Illustrates life at its simplest single-celled level

Observation Points

  • Notice how the shape constantly changes
  • Locate the nucleus within the cytoplasm
  • Identify a food vacuole forming around a food particle
  • Consider how pseudopodia enable both movement and feeding

Learning Objectives

  • Identify the main structures inside an amoeba
  • Explain how pseudopodia enable movement
  • Describe how an amoeba captures and digests food
  • Understand why an amoeba has no fixed shape

Summary

An amoeba moves and feeds using ever-changing pseudopodia, engulfing food particles and surviving entirely on its own as a single cell.

Main Parts

PartFunction
PseudopodiaTemporary extensions used to move and feed
NucleusControls the cell's activity
Food VacuoleDigests engulfed food
Contractile VacuoleRemoves excess water

How It Works

The amoeba extends a pseudopodium toward its target
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Cytoplasm flows into the pseudopodium, pulling the cell forward
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Food is surrounded and engulfed into a food vacuole
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The vacuole digests the food
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A contractile vacuole removes excess water

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