Identify the cell that is amoeboid in shape.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. White blood cell.
- Macrophages, the white blood cells that use phagocytosis to rid the body of foreign cells, are amoeboid cells.
- Amoeboid cells are also able to carry-out a process known as phagocytosis, which literally means to eat or ingest other cells.
- The amoeboid cells accomplish phagocytosis by using pseudopodia to surround and engulf other cells.
- Once the cells are engulfed they are digested by the amoeboid cells.