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Does a stentor cell move

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They are mobile protozoans, which swim around by using their cilia. When they are swimming they do not retain their Trumpet shape, but look more like a whole kiwi.

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How do you say in French ''Is the cell stentor a living or nonliving thing''?

Le stentor cell est -il un vivant ou un non vivant? The cell stentor - is it a living or non living thing?


Are stentor prokaryotic or eukaryotic?

Stentor are listed as unicellular. They are often described as the largest unicellular organism. They are not, as previously noted, earthworms.


What is the movement of a stentor?

Stentors move by beating tiny hair-like structures called cilia that cover their body in a coordinated wave-like motion. This motion helps them to propel themselves through the water efficiently.


What size is the stentor cell?

No one really knows scientist are still trying.


How does a Stentor move?

A stentor moves by beating the cilia that cover its body. A stentor waves the cilia around its mouth and sweeps in food. When a stentor gets too large, it divides in half. Sizes are 1 to 2 mm (one of the largest protists). (eduplace.com)


What is a stentor cell?

Stentors are one-celled protozoans. A stentor can retract its body into a ball to hide. Look for a blue-green ball or a trumpet shape. A stentor moves by beating the cilia that cover its body. A stentor waves the cilia around its mouth and sweep in food. When a stentor gets too large, it divides in half. Size 1 to 2 mm (one of the largest protists) (eduplace.com)


When was The Stentor created?

The Stentor was created in 1886.


Does stentor have chloroplast?

Yes, Stentor is a ciliate protist that possesses a prominent oral apparatus used for feeding. It does not have chloroplasts and primarily relies on engulfing food particles through its cytostome for nutrition.


Which protists are contractile vacuoles easy to see?

The Stentor had a large round head that contracted allowing it to move easily.


What group of protists does stentor belong to?

Stentor are Protists from the phylum Ciliophora.


What is The Stentor's motto?

The Stentor's motto is 'Magna Est Veritas Et Praevalebit'.


Is a stentor a consumer or a producer?

A stentor is a consumer and it is a heterotroph that moves