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What is the structure and function of a pseudopod?

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a temporary protrusion of the surface of an amoeboid cell for movement and feeding.
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Structure: Temporary extension of cell membrane

Function: Locomotion and catch the food /prey

Step-by-step explanation:

Pseudopodia refer to "false foot". pseudopodia are a temporary extension of the cell membrane and are filled with cytoplasm. Pseudopodia do not have a definite shape and are flexible to change their shape.

Functions of pseudopodia include serving in motility and capture of food particles/prey in some protists such as amoeba. Pseudopodia are also present in some phagocytic white blood cells of human and help them to engulf the pathogens.

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