What does «seudópodo» mean in Spanish?
- Protoplasmic extension emitted by some unicellular beings and used for the execution of movements and for grasping organic particles (feeding). For example, the pseudopods of amoebae enable their movement. The basic functions of pseudopods are locomotion and feeding: - Locomotion (execution of movements): some amoebae extend and contract tiny pseudopods that, in contact with the substrate, allow it to move. There are also amoebae that generate a large pseudopod at the front, leaving the cytoplasm at the back. This process is repeated successively and allows it to move forward. Other methods of movement of unicellular organisms are flagella and cilia.