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(A) $1$. $Amoeba$ is a unicellular organism that feeds through a process called phagocytosis.$2$. When a food particle comes near $Amoeba$, it extends

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By using pseudopodia

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(A) $1$. $Amoeba$ is a unicellular organism that feeds through a process called phagocytosis.$2$. When a food particle comes near $Amoeba$, it extends finger-like extensions of its cell surface called $pseudopodia$.$3$. These $pseudopodia$ fuse over the food particle, forming a food vacuole.$4$. Inside the food vacuole, complex substances are broken down into simpler ones which then diffuse into the cytoplasm.

Group $(A)$	Group $(B)$
$(a)$ Autotrophic nutrition	$(i)$ Leech
$(b)$ Heterotrophic nutrition	$(ii)$ Paramecium
$(c)$ Parasitic nutrition	$(iii)$ Deer
$(d)$ Digestion in food vacuoles	$(iv)$ Green plant

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Match Group $(A)$ with Group $(B)$:
Group $(A)$ Group $(B)$
$(a)$ Autotrophic nutrition $(i)$ Leech
$(b)$ Heterotrophic nutrition $(ii)$ Paramecium
$(c)$ Parasitic nutrition $(iii)$ Deer
$(d)$ Digestion in food vacuoles $(iv)$ Green plant

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