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Beth learned in her science class that white blood cells in the human body capture harmful material by engulfing them. Then they digest then using enzymes, thus protecting the body from infection. Which eukaryote has a similar mode of nutrition

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Multiple choices;

1. slime mold

2.paramecium

3.amoeba

4.euglena

Answer;

3. Amoeba

Step-by-step explanation;

-Amoeba are unicellular eukaryotic organisms. They feed or take nutrients using the process of pinocytosis and phagocytosis.

-Phagocytosis involves surrounding of solid food particle by the amoeba using is pseudopods to form a vacuole or what is known as a phagososme, where digestion of the food particle takes place.

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