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In Amoeba, the contractile vacuole is important for osmoregulation and excretion. In many cells, as in protists, food vacuoles are formed by engulfing the food particles.

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Match the following: Column I A. Reductionist Biology B. Golgi complex C. Lysosome D. Contractile vacuole Column II i. Hydrolytic enzymes at acidic pH ii. Physico-chemical approach explaining abnormal processes iii. Exocytosis/secretory vesicle packaging iv. Osmoregulation and excretion in protists

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