Pseudopod

Real World Example

Imagine you're trying to reach something just out of your grasp on a high shelf, so you stretch out your arm as far as you can to grab it. Similarly, certain protists extend a part of themselves, called a pseudopod, to move or capture food, much like you're extending your arm. Just as your arm becomes a temporary extension to reach the item, a pseudopod is a temporary extension of the protist's cytoplasm, acting as a 'false foot' to help it move or engulf food, solving the problem of reaching what is otherwise out of reach.