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Mrs. Wharton’s Science Class. The Am0eba. Amoeba. Unicellular organism Contains a nucleus. Psuedopods. Psuedopod - what an amoeba uses to move . What an amoeba uses to engulf food. Psuedopod - means “ false foot”. Reproduction.
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Mrs. Wharton’s Science Class The Am0eba
Amoeba • Unicellular organism • Contains a nucleus
Psuedopods • Psuedopod- what an amoeba uses to move . • What an amoeba uses to engulf food. • Psuedopod- means “false foot”
Reproduction • The amoeba goes through cell division, where the nucleus duplicates its genetic material and the cytoplasm splits into two daughter cells. • This reproduction is called binary fission
DNA • Found in an amoeba’s nucleus
TICKET OUT • How does an amoeba move? • What structure contains an amoeba’s DNA? • How does an amoeba reproduce? • Fingerlike projections of the amoeba’s cytoplasm is called what? • How does the amoeba get it’s food?