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it uses its hair like fur called cilia to catch food it eats yeast,algae and bacteria

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When yeast and paramecium were placed in the same container some of the yeast were eaten by the paramecium this activity is connected to which life function?

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Stained yeast were added to a paramecium culture and some of the yeast were ingested by the paramecium. This activity is most closely associated with which life function?

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Do paramecium use chlorophyll?

Plants and algae cells have chloroplasts, photosynthesis is conducted in chloroplasts. Paramecium do not photosynthesize they get their food from the water they live in. So they do not need chloroplasts.


Is paramecium a holozoic organism?

Yes, paramecium is a holozoic organism because it ingests whole food particles through its oral groove by phagocytosis for nutrition.


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How does the sporophyte obtain nutrition?

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How do plants obtain nutrition?

the chlorophyll


How do plants like mistletoe obtain nutrition?

They grow on another plant so that they can obtain the nutrition from that plant. They are known as parasitic plants.


Which organism carries autotropic nutrition?

ameba, paramecium, euglena, volvox, and spirogyra. Basically anything in the protist kingdom.


How do dinoflagellates obtain nutrition?

Zooflagellates obtain nutrition just like animals do. They are heterotrophic meaning they have to consume organic substrates for sustenance. Word origin: Greek, heterone = (an)other + trophe = nutrition.


What is a primary food of a paramecium and how is it ingested?

Paramecia feed on microorganisms like bacteria, algae, and yeasts. To gather food, the Paramecium uses its cilia to sweep prey organisms, along with some water, through the oral groove, and into the mouth opening.