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JIPMER 2009
Exam
JIPMER
Year
2009
Subject
Botany
Chapter
Cell - The Unit of Life

JIPMER 2009 · Botany · Cell - The Unit of Life

Contractile vacuole in protozoan Amoeba is meant for

Contractile vacuole in protozoan Amoeba is meant for

Options

  1. Arespiration
  2. Bexcretion
  3. Clocomotion
  4. Dosmoregulation

Correct answer

D. osmoregulation

Step-by-step solution

Contractile vacuole is the clear rounded, pulsating body present in the posterior part of endoplasm of Amoeba. It is found only in fresh water forms and is mainly concerned with osmoregulation, ie, removal of excess of water. Plasmalemma, a trilaminar and selectively permeable membrane covering the body, functions both in excretion (ammonia) and respiration in Amoeba.Pseudopodia (false feet) are finger-like and blunt-extensions of cell body in protozoans. In Amoeba, the type of pseudopodium found in lobopodium, composed of both ectoplasm and endoplasm. It is temporary locomotory structure which is also meant for feeding in Amoeba. Locomotion of Amoeba is known as'amoeboid movement' (Sol-gel theory).
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