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Should The contractile vacuole of a paramecium be active when the paramecium is in an isotonic environment?
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Sure I guess well kind of... not really
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Who has contractile vacuole amoeba or paramecium?
paramecium has the contractile vacuole yooo!
The contractile vacuole of a paramecium should be active when the paramecium is in what environment?
The contractile vacuole should be active when the paramecium is in water. We learned in 6th grade science that a contractile vacuole pumps water out of the cell to prevent it from getting too much water by osmosis. Without working contractile vacuoles, the cell would get too big and might die!
Does an amoeba have more than one contractile vacuole?
no they have only one contractile vacuole because of it's environment, soil or water. A paramecium has two contractile vacuoles.
Marine protozoa do not have contractile vacuole why?
because marine species are usually in isotonic equilibrium with their environment.
Are freshwater Euglena isotonic with their environment?
No, they have a contractile vacuole to eliminate water that enters from their hypotonic environment
Who has contractile vacuole amoeba or paramecium?
paramecium has the contractile vacuole yooo!
The contractile vacuole of a paramecium should be active when the paramecium is in what environment?
The contractile vacuole should be active when the paramecium is in water. We learned in 6th grade science that a contractile vacuole pumps water out of the cell to prevent it from getting too much water by osmosis. Without working contractile vacuoles, the cell would get too big and might die!
Does an amoeba have more than one contractile vacuole?
no they have only one contractile vacuole because of it's environment, soil or water. A paramecium has two contractile vacuoles.
What would happen to the paramecium if it did not have a contractile vacuole?
If a paramecium did not have a contractile vacuole or it did not work it would fill with water and lyse.
Marine protozoa do not have contractile vacuole why?
because marine species are usually in isotonic equilibrium with their environment.
If a paramecium were to swim from a hypotonic environment to an isotonic one would the activity of its contractile vacuole increase or decrease?
The activity of the contractile vacoule would decrease. While in the hypotonic solution, water was moving into the paramecium because it had a higher solute concentration that the solution that it was in and water follows solute. So, the isotonic solution would contain the same solute concentration as the paramecium so there would be no net water movement. Therefore, the contractile vacoule would decrease in its activity because there would be no water entering or exiting the paramecium.
Are freshwater Euglena isotonic with their environment?
No, they have a contractile vacuole to eliminate water that enters from their hypotonic environment
Why is a contractile vacuole essential to the survival of the amoebae and the paramecium?
the paramecium is bad medicene
Why does salt effect the rate of the contractile vacuole of a paramecium?
The surrounding environment is no longer isotonic with the contents of the cell. Diffusion of salt molecules from low concentration to high concentration would affect the paramecium's ability to retain intact cytoplasm and organelles. The contractile vacuoles act as a defense mechanism against an either hypertonic or hypotonic situation.
How does paramecium expel water?
Water is pumped out of the cell through the contractile vacuole.
What structure pumps out excessive water and waste in paramecium?
contractile vacuole
How does a contractile vacuole in a paramecium help maintain homeostasis?
it pumps water into the cells
