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Stentor uses hair like structures known as ciliato obtain food.

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Does a stentor make it's own food?

Yes it does!


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.


How do stentor digest food?

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How does stentor react to stimuli?

Stentor, a single-celled organism, reacts to stimuli through a process called mechanoreception. When stimulated by touch, it can contract rapidly and change its shape. Stentor's response to stimuli helps it navigate its environment and capture food.


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)


How does stentor feed?

Stentor's, a type of ciliate, are filter feeders. They passively eat bacteria and algae that are swept in their direction. The large Stentor's, however, are reported to opportunistically eat rotifers or anything else that they can catch.


When was The Stentor created?

The Stentor was created in 1886.


What organelle is analogous to stomach in a stentor and other protists?

The food vacuole in protists, including Stentor, is analogous to the stomach in higher organisms. It functions to ingest, digest, and store food particles within the cell. The food vacuole helps provide nutrients and energy for the protist's survival and growth.


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)


Is a stentor a consumer or a producer?

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


What is The Stentor's motto?

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


What is the structural difference between stentor and vorticella?

One structural difference between Stentor and vorticella is that Stentor is a protozoa. Vorticella is a sessile organism, meaning that it is immobile.