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Volvox are colonial organisms. Why is there an advantage to living in a colony?
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How does a volvox colony work together?
Volvox do not work together in a colony only they live in the form of colony but they perform their own functions only they move collectively by using the flagella of all Volvox present in the colony.
How can the cells in a volvox colony coordinate movement?
The cells in a volvox colony are connected to one another by strands of cytoplasm, enabling them to coordinate movement. When the colony moves, cells on one side of the colony "pull" with their flagella, and the cells on the other side of the colony have to "push."
What is the shape of a volvox?
Volvox is a green algae the forms colonies of up to 50,00 individual organisms. Each volvox has a nucleus, chloroplasts, a contractile vacuole, an eyespot, and a pair of flagella. The large, spherical colony usually contains daughter colonies that, once fully formed, will exit the parental colony.
Motility of volvox?
flagella, a taillike structure. they undulate together to propel the colony through water
What is the difference between volvox and other protozoa?
Volvox may be considered to be both unicellular and multicellular. It resembles the one-celled organism "Chlamydomonas." Volvox also has characteristics from those of a colony because most of the cells are similiar. It also has specialized reproductive cells and the two ends of the colony are different.
How does a volvox colony work together?
Volvox do not work together in a colony only they live in the form of colony but they perform their own functions only they move collectively by using the flagella of all Volvox present in the colony.
What proof is there that volvox is a colony?
proof
Why are colonial organisms not multicellular?
Colonial organisms have some of the same characteristics of multicellular organisms. The difference between a multicellular organism and a colonial organism is that individual organisms from a colony can survive on their own, while cells from a multicellular organism cannot.
What is the function of an adult colony in a volvox?
your mommy.
How can the cells in a volvox colony coordinate movement?
The cells in a volvox colony are connected to one another by strands of cytoplasm, enabling them to coordinate movement. When the colony moves, cells on one side of the colony "pull" with their flagella, and the cells on the other side of the colony have to "push."
What is the shape of a volvox?
Volvox is a green algae the forms colonies of up to 50,00 individual organisms. Each volvox has a nucleus, chloroplasts, a contractile vacuole, an eyespot, and a pair of flagella. The large, spherical colony usually contains daughter colonies that, once fully formed, will exit the parental colony.
How many adult volvox can live in an adult colony?
1000-3000
Motility of volvox?
flagella, a taillike structure. they undulate together to propel the colony through water
What is an adult colony of a volvox?
1000-3000 cells arranged as a hollow ball
Are Euglea and Volvox the samething?
No -- both are types of algae. Volvox is a colony that resembles a golf ball while Euglena is solitary and tiny. Both do have tiny whips (flagella).
What were the first multi cellular organisms?
Likely, they were some sort of colony-organism, like Volvox today. Such organisms will exist as single cells for most of the time, but form colonies, aggregates of many thousands of cells, when under stress, for instance from predation or lack of food.
What were the benefits of living in a royal colony?
because it has a lot of other volvox to help it stay safe
