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Paramecium are a single celled organism. On the side of a Paramecium is a large vacuole that looks a lot like a mouth. Swallowing water through the vacuole, the paramecium picks up small morsels of algae which pass straight into its cellular structure, as its cell wall is permeable to small solids. If you look at a Paramecium under a light microscope you will see tiny dots within it, this is the food that it has eaten.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoIt uses its cilia to direct food into the oral groove.
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∙ 14y agothe organism is able to ingest food by a process called phagocytosis where the food particles are engulfed through the oral groove
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∙ 6y agoParamecium have little holes in there bodies. They ingest the food by getting air and it ingests the food.
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∙ 13y agoThe outer membrane forms a vacuole around the food and pulls it into the cytoplasm.
in other words the contractile vacuoles
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∙ 13y agofood particles enter through the oral groove
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What does the food vacuole do in a paramecium?
the food vacuole helps digest the parameciums food inside the food vacuole
What are uses for paramecium?
sometimes parameciums are use to eat bad bacteria. They are also used to test the effects of cancer on the body.
Are protists hetertrophs?
Yes they are. Protists can be Parameciums and Ameboas and they are heterotrophs.
Do parameciums have cell membranes?
Yes all cells have cell membranes
Do parameciums have chloroplast?
Paramecium are type of protozoa.They do not have chloroplasts.
How does the paramecuim eat?
Parameciums ingest by using their cillias.
What does Didinum eat?
parameciums mainly and small protazoans too.
What does the food vacuole do in a paramecium?
the food vacuole helps digest the parameciums food inside the food vacuole
Do parameciums only swim around?
No. Parameciums, a type of ciliates, have to get energy first before they're even able to move, so these eukaryotes don't only swim around. Parameciums use their cilia (tiny hair-like organelles) to sweep food from their surroundings into their gullet, which is like a mouth. They also use their cilia for transportation.
Where do parameciums live?
parameciums live in water... (ponds, lakes, streams)
How humans are afected by parameciums?
your fat
What are uses for paramecium?
sometimes parameciums are use to eat bad bacteria. They are also used to test the effects of cancer on the body.
How do parameciums obtain energy?
they eat bacteria through there oral groove that then is transfered into the food vacuole were the food is digested by enzymes and the un digested food or extra is excreated out of the anal pore.
Is the amoeba and paracium dangerous?
for parameciums sometime0s because it can eat bacteria your body needs.For example if your body didnt see a certain kind of deasise it will eat it before your body see's it ............................................................................this is coming from a 6 grader
Are protists hetertrophs?
Yes they are. Protists can be Parameciums and Ameboas and they are heterotrophs.
How do parameciums use energy?
it swims all day and every nite
Do parameciums have cell membranes?
Yes all cells have cell membranes
