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The amoeba or amoebae is one of the simplest
living animals, consisting of a single, the
body consists of colourless protoplasm.
Its activities are controlled by the nucleus,
and it feeds by flowing round and engulfing
organic debris. It reproduces by binary
fission. Some species of amoeba are harmful
parasites.
Subject by: Vince Pike