https://padlet.com/katherinedoane/egze405p6idh1v0g Made with a bold sensibility en-us 2020-09-16 00:12:18 UTC 2020-11-19 00:32:31 UTC hello@padlet.com katherinedoane https://padlet.com/katherinedoane/egze405p6idh1v0g/wish/749998498
A unicellular eukaryotic protist organism characterized by pseudopodia.

]]> 2020-09-16 00:30:57 UTC https://padlet.com/katherinedoane/egze405p6idh1v0g/wish/749998498 katherinedoane https://padlet.com/katherinedoane/egze405p6idh1v0g/wish/750036716 Amoebas ingest food materials through phagocytosis, where the cell membrane engulfs a particle of food and brings it into the cell, pinching off and forming a food vacuole. The food vacuole fuses with a lysosome and the food is then broken down into smaller parts that diffuse through the cytoplasm and can be used for metabolic reactions.]]> 2020-09-16 00:47:27 UTC https://padlet.com/katherinedoane/egze405p6idh1v0g/wish/750036716 katherinedoane https://padlet.com/katherinedoane/egze405p6idh1v0g/wish/750071823 Amoebas require oxygen, which is used for aerobic respiration. Metabolic processes occur in the cytoplasm and produce waste products that are removed through diffusion during excretion.]]> 2020-09-16 01:02:46 UTC https://padlet.com/katherinedoane/egze405p6idh1v0g/wish/750071823 katherinedoane https://padlet.com/katherinedoane/egze405p6idh1v0g/wish/750080781 An amoeba grows in biomass and changes shape as it moves, absorbs food, and excretes waste.]]> 2020-09-16 01:06:50 UTC https://padlet.com/katherinedoane/egze405p6idh1v0g/wish/750080781 katherinedoane https://padlet.com/katherinedoane/egze405p6idh1v0g/wish/750087408 In amoebas, waste products are removed through diffusion and contractile vacuoles (exocytosis).]]> 2020-09-16 01:10:05 UTC https://padlet.com/katherinedoane/egze405p6idh1v0g/wish/750087408 katherinedoane https://padlet.com/katherinedoane/egze405p6idh1v0g/wish/750111067 When an environment becomes hostile or conditions become too extreme, an amoeba can enter a dormant state where they are encased by a protective cyst for a long period time. When conditions return to moderate levels, it emerges and returns to normal activity.]]> 2020-09-16 01:21:03 UTC https://padlet.com/katherinedoane/egze405p6idh1v0g/wish/750111067 katherinedoane https://padlet.com/katherinedoane/egze405p6idh1v0g/wish/750113675 Contractile vacuoles in amoebas aid homeostasis and allow for osmoregulation.]]> 2020-09-16 01:22:17 UTC https://padlet.com/katherinedoane/egze405p6idh1v0g/wish/750113675 katherinedoane https://padlet.com/katherinedoane/egze405p6idh1v0g/wish/750150207 Amoebas reproduce asexually through several methods, such as binary fission and sporulation (a method of replicating bacteria that amoebas use when conditions are volatile or unfavorable), and then through cytokinesis (division of cytoplasm).]]> 2020-09-16 01:39:06 UTC https://padlet.com/katherinedoane/egze405p6idh1v0g/wish/750150207