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

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Krish Hood

Biology

16 September, 07:18

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

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Mariam Cain · Answer 1

Ameoba has the similar mode of nutrition.

Phygocytosis can be defined as the process where phagocytes or living cells engulf or ingest other cells or particles. Thus, phagocytes can be of the body cells such as white blood cell or free living sinlge cell organism such as ameoba. Ameoba uses the process of phagocytosis to eat and acquire nutrients with the use of pseudopods to engulf the particles.

Damon Hickman · Answer 2

The answer to your question, Which eukaryotes has a similar mode of nutrition?, would be Amoebahas the similar mode of nutrition.

Phygocytosis can be defined as the process where phagocytes or living cells engulf or ingest other cells or particles.