Amoebozoans are heterotrophic protists with cells that lack ____; therefore, they can constantly change shape.

A) cell junctions
B) a cytoskeleton
C) a cell membrane
D) a cell wall or pellicle
E) pseudopods

Amoebozoans

A group of protozoans, including amoebas, characterized by their ability to change shape through the extension and retraction of pseudopodia.

Heterotrophic Protists

Protists that obtain their nutrition by consuming organic compounds, contrasting with those that produce their own food through photosynthesis.

Cell Wall

Rigid but permeable layer of extracellular matrix that surrounds the plasma membrane of some cells.