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A paramecium is a unicellular freshwater microorganism that is classified as a protozoan. It is covered in fine cytoplasmic hair-like structures called cilia that it uses to propel itself.

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Q: What structures propel paramecium?
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What structures in amoeba and paramecium also occur in plant cells structures?

Plant cells, amoeba, and paramecium all have cell membranes, vacuoles, and a nucleus. A plant cell has cytoplasm, while amoeba and paramecium have endoplasm and ectoplasm.


Do paramecia have a flagella?

No, paramecia have cilia, which are tiny hair-like projections that propel the paramecium through its environment. Both flagella and cilia propel their cell through its environment.


Which structures surround a paramecium?

short, hairlike strands called cilia sourround a paramecium. They use them for feeding and movement.:)


What two structures contain DNA in a paramecium?

the macronucleus and the micronucleus


What structures provide locomotion in paramecium?

Paramecium contain cilia (hair like growth), all around their cell that helps them to move.


What is hair like structures that surround the paramecium and helps it move?

pellicle


Paramecium have hair-like structures on the outside of their body called?

Thehairs on the paramecium are called cillia, it then is able to move in all directions


What are 2 structures that could propel a eukaryotic microorganism?

flagella and cilia


What structures would you expect to find on the surface of a paramecium?

houses, hospitals, flats and me


How do the structures of the paramecium help it survive?

it repairs itself by it healing over time


Structure that helps the paramecium move?

Paramecium move with hair like structures called ciliathat line the entire edge og the organism.


What best describes flagella?

long, whip-like structures that propel a cell