Ameba Information Scientific name - Kingdom- Protista, Phylum- Saccoina, Class- Rhizopodea, Order- Amoebida, Family- NA, Genus- Ameba, Species- proteus Description - Amebas are one of the simplest organisms with animal characteristics. They consist of a single cell that is only about one hundredth of an inch long and it can only be seen through a microscope. The ameba’s body is shapeless and is a jelly like mass of material called …showed first 75 words of 284 total…

…showed last 75 words of 284 total…two daughter cells. The ameba can also live as long a two hours without a nucleus. Importance - The ameba is on top of microscopic food chain so they eat smaller plants and animals or larger ones particles. They eat by surrounding their food with their pseudopodia. Then the food is absorbed through the cell wall of the ameba. Bibliography - Charles B. Clauman, "Planet Ameba" (28-Mar-98), Yahoo, Windows 95, 2-11-99