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How do euglena ingest food?

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Euglanas have chloroplasts, to absorb sunlight. If sunlight is not available, it can absorb nutrients from decayed organic material.

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They use phagocytosis, which means that the cell membrane puckers into little pockets containing whatever food particles the Euglena cell has come into contact with, thus pulling the food into the cell.

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It chews the food and swallows.

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Makes own food by photosynthesis

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Makes is own food

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How do euglena get there food?

All euglena have chloroplasts and can make their own food by photosynthesis. They are not completely autotrophic though, euglena can also absorb food from their environment; euglena usually live in quiet ponds or puddles.


Does euglena take in food or make food?

Both. Euglena has chloroplasts to make food but it also surrounds and digests food from outside.


What does Chloroplast do in a Euglena?

The chloroplast makes food for the Euglena so it can eat. The Euglena doesn't really need it though, because it can hunt for it's own food.


What is euglena's food?

All euglena have chloroplasts and can make their own food by photosynthesis. They are not completely autotrophic though, euglena can also absorb food from their environment; euglena usually live in quiet ponds or puddles.


What is unique about the way a euglena obtains food?

A euglena can be both a producer and a consumer. Its red eye helps it detect light for photosynthesis. If no light, then it captures food. Hope i helped::)


What food do euglena and volvox make?

A volvox makes there own food, so they eat there food that they make. I don't know what a euglena makes, sorry.


How does a peranema get there food?

Peranema surround there food like euglena


Can euglena manufacture food on its own?

Yes. All euglena have chloroplasts and can make their own food by photosynthesis. They are not completely autotrophic though,


How do you ingest food?

Eat it


Do protists absorb or ingest food?

absorbs the food!


What distinguishes animal heterotrophy from fungi heterotrophy?

Animals ingest their food while fungi grow into it.


Are euglena heterotrophs or autotrophs?

Euglena's are both heterotrophic and autotrophic because they can make their own food with photosynthese and also absorb food from their environment.