Feeding and Digestion in Amoeba

Explore feeding and digestion in Amoeba like never before with a 3D simulation that lets you dive deep into how this tiny organism survives. An Amoeba lives in pond water and has no fixed shape. For feeding, it extends pseudopodia—its flexible “false feet”—to surround a food particle and engulf it. The trapped food enters a food vacuole, where digestive juices break it down into simpler substances. These nutrients are then absorbed into the cytoplasm for growth and energy. Finally, the leftover undigested material is pushed out of the body. This simple yet efficient system shows how even a single-celled organism manages ingestion, digestion, absorption, and egestion all on its own.