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
- Arespiration
- Bexcretion
- Clocomotion
- 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).