Multiple choice

The food vacuole formed in the amoeba is known as _____.

  1. temporary brain

  2. temporary stomach

  3. temporary heart

  4. temporary digestion
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The food vacuole in amoeba is functionally analogous to a stomach because it's the temporary compartment where food is digested. When amoeba engulfs food through phagocytosis, the food becomes enclosed in a membrane-bound vacuole where digestive enzymes break it down. This is temporary because once digestion is complete, the vacuole fuses with the cell membrane to eject waste.

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