Which of the following statements correctly describes how unicellular organisms obtain their food?
Unicellular organisms like Amoeba use pseudopodia, while Paramecium uses cilia to direct food into a fixed spot
Amoeba pushes out finger-like projections called pseudopodia to surround and engulf food, forming a food vacuole.
Paramecium has a definite shape and uses the beating of its cilia to sweep food into a fixed spot, the oral groove (cytostome).
So unicellular organisms do not all have a mouth-like structure, do not take food randomly from the whole surface, and digest food inside food vacuoles.
Hence, Unicellular organisms like Amoeba use pseudopodia, while Paramecium uses cilia to direct food into a fixed spot.
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