How does paramecium help are ecosystem?
Yes and no. Paramecium are good because they are the basis of a lot of food webs and they let other organisms feed off of them. They are also bad because they cause a lot of diseases like African Sleeping Sickness (African Trypanisoma).
Amoebae are single-celled organisms, and there are ways to kill them such as through harsh environmental conditions, chemicals, or medications specifically targeted at them. However, it's essential to consider the potential effects on the surrounding environment and other organisms when attempting to control amoebae populations.
How is an amoeba like an animal?
Ignorance, probably. We seem to want to divide everything into plants and animals, even calling mushrooms (wrongly) plants. Amoeba are of the Kingdom Amoebozoea. Their relationship is confused, but they are thought to be simpler lifeforms than animals and fungi, but not as simple as plants. They are wrongly considered our first ancestors, but as we evolved from semi-plant material (actually semi-cell semi-plant material) this is incorrect.
Maybe we consider amoeba as an animal because it is thought to be our first ancestor, and most people believe we are not descended from fungal or bacterial matter.
What do paramecium bursaria eat?
Paramecium bursaria primarily feeds on algae, which it ingests through a structure called the cytostome. They can also engage in mutualistic relationships with the algae by harboring them within its cells and benefiting from their photosynthetic activity.
Structure that helps the paramecium move?
A paramecium moves using hair-like structures called cilia. Cilia beat in a coordinated fashion to propel the paramecium through its aquatic environment. The rhythmic beating of cilia allows the paramecium to move with precision and efficiency.
How does respiration take place in a paramecium?
using its oral groove which is a dent in the side of the paramecium.
Date: Wed Mar 8 11:58:12 2000
Posted By: Dean Jacobson, Faculty Biology, Whitworth College
Area of science: Microbiology
ID: 952444990.Mi Message:
Natasha: Creatures like Paramecium are much different from familiar animals (like mammals) in one crucial way: they are very small. So small, in fact, that dissolved gases like oxygen can simply diffuse ("soak") all the way into the Paramecium cell, without any "pumping" action at all. This is ture of bacteria, ciliates, etc. and even small animals like worms. It is only when animals get bigger (the size of a small insect) that "breathing" is necessary. (In insects, they use simple air pipes built all along the side of their body instead of lungs; in aquatic insects which don't have access to as much oxygen as land insects do, they actually have gills, which they vibrate to increase the absorption of oxygen). It is interesting to realize that our own breathing process is actually not very effecient; the lungs of birds do a much better job of removing oxygen from the air! By the way, you may have seen the contractile vacuole in Paramecium, beating like a heart, but it is just a water pump used to dispose of excess fluid, preventing them from swelling up too much. Your question reminds me of some other neat facts: Animals that get big enough need to have a oxygen-carrying protein in their blood: in mammals, its red hemoglobin (containing iron) and with horse shoe crabs its a blue, copper-containing protein (yes, they have blue blood!) I just found out that a hemoglobin-like protein has been found in bacteria. Yet they are much much smaller than Paramecium, and don't need to breath or have blood. It turns out that this hemoglobin-like protein is used as an oxygen sensor, helping this oxygen-using bacteria to find the best sources of oxygen (like an air bubble). Cheers,
Dean Jacobson, protistologist
Where does the paramecium store his food?
A paramecium stores its food in small vacuoles within its cytoplasm. These vacuoles form when the paramecium engulfs food particles through a process called phagocytosis. Once inside the vacuoles, enzymes help digest the food for energy.
What is a temporary extenstion of cytoplasm and plasma membrane that helps an amoeba move is called?
A temporary extension of cytoplasm and plasma membrane that helps an amoeba move is called a pseudopod. Pseudopods are dynamic structures that amoebas use for crawling, capturing food, and engulfing prey through phagocytosis.
Amoebas help humans by playing a role in breaking down organic matter in the environment, which helps in the recycling of nutrients. They also serve as food sources for various organisms in aquatic ecosystems, contributing to the overall food web. However, some species of amoebas can also cause diseases in humans if ingested or come into contact with open wounds.
Amoebas move by means of a process known as what?
Amoebas move by a process called amoeboid movement. This involves the extension of their pseudopodia, or temporary projections of the cell membrane, which allows them to propel themselves forward. The process is driven by the flow of cytoplasm within the cell.
What is one waste product that would be harmful to the amoeba if it could not get rid of it?
One waste product harmful to amoebas if not removed is ammonia. Ammonia disrupts the amoeba's internal pH balance, leading to toxicity and potentially death.
What habitat is least likely to harbor any species of protist?
A desert habitat would be least likely to support a wide variety of protist species due to its dry and arid conditions, which are not conducive to the survival and proliferation of many protists that require moisture to thrive.
Why would the organization of Kingdom Protista most likely change?
to have a good cell devision on the onther hand i dont know we love demi and one direction
What is the importance of conjugation in a paramecium?
Conjugation in Paramecium is important for genetic diversity. It allows for the exchange of genetic material between individuals, leading to new genetic combinations and variations in the population. This genetic diversity can increase the chances of survival and adaptation to changing environments.
Algae can survive on the seafloor only in?
Algae can survive on the seafloor only in shallow waters where there is enough sunlight for photosynthesis to occur. Deep sea areas lack sufficient light for algae to survive.
What is respiration of Paramecium?
Paramecium utilizes a process called diffusion to respire. Oxygen enters through the cell membrane, while waste products like carbon dioxide exit the cell through the same process. This allows Paramecium to exchange gases with its environment and maintain its metabolic functions.
Algae can be helpful in a variety of ways, such as producing oxygen through photosynthesis, serving as a food source for marine animals, and helping to balance aquatic ecosystems by removing excess nutrients. Additionally, algae can be used for biofuel production and in the pharmaceutical industry for the development of new medicines.
What kind of houses do diatoms make?
Diatoms make silica shells called frustules. These frustules form intricate designs and patterns, which are unique to each species of diatom. The frustules function as protective outer coverings for the diatoms.
How does an amoeba reproduce show diagram?
They repoduce asexually by mitosis - the genetic material is duplicated and split to opposite ends of the cell, then the middle of the cell is cleved to form two distinct cells, with about half of the cellular ultra structure going to each cell.
Look up mitosis on the Internet - there will be no shortage of pictures and even animation of this process taking place :)
What would cause the color change in older food vacuoles in paramecium?
The enzymes in the food vacuole would effectively lower the pH of the food vacuole during digestion, thus (assuming you're talking about the color change Congo Red (pH indicator) added to the food solution (most likely yeast) for the paramecium), causing the apparent color of the food vacuole to ultimately change from a bright red to darkish blue (difficult to observe for numerous reasons; relatively lengthy for allotted lab period, etc.).
i did research on these a while back In general diatoms can be used to trace a variety of environmental phenomena, from changes in sea level, (whether brought about by climate change or tectonic activity), breaches of coastal barriers, (as a result of storms and/or sea-level rise), to the evaporation of lakes, (increasing salinity determining diatom assemblages). Below is an outline of their most prevalent uses. # Marine
Some species are restricted to a very narrow range of salinities and are know as stenohaline species, others have no such restrictions and are known as cosmopolitan species. As a result, this causes zonation, which is particularly evident in estuaries, where a spectrum (and a gradient for such a spectrum) can be calculated from coastal to offshore species. This has applications in determining palaeo-fluvial environments, and sediment focusing. # Freshwater.
Some freshwater species will tolerate a little salt, and are known as halophilic, occurring in coastal lakes, or where the groundwater is rich in salts. However most freshwater species are stenohaline and will not tolerate salt. There are several ways of deducing palaeotrophic status using diatoms: # Total Diatom Count - This is relatively simple, the more diatoms there are in your sample, the more productive a given body of water is. # Centric:Pennate Ratio - The more centrics there are in your sample, the more productive the environment is. (With the exception of a species called Cyclotella.) # Indicator Species - Certain species are typical of certain conditions, for example Stephanodiscus is typical of eutrophic (abundant nutrient) conditions, and Tabellaria of oligotrophic (very low nutrient) conditions. # Planktonic:Non-planktonic Ratio - Planktonic forms are more common in eutrophic lakes. # Diversity Indicators - A low overall diversity amongst diatoms indicates stressful conditions, for example extreme trophic status (hyper-oligotrophic or hyper-eutrophic). However this could also indicate a source of pollution etc. This perhaps the most important and most widely used application of diatom studies. Diatoms are highly sensitive to pH and can illustrate differences of as little as 0.1 pH units. To accomplish this species are classified as either: * Acidobiontic (Acid Living) pH < 7 * Acidophilous (Acid Preferring) pH ≤ 7 * Circumneutral pH = 7 * Alkaliphilous (Alkali Preferring) pH ≥ 7 * Alkalibiontic(Alkali Living) pH > 7 This method is highly dependant upon knowing the pH preference for all of the diatoms present, as the percentage of each of the above groups is measured and the ratios used to calculate a log index of the given population. With the use of some complicated mathematics this, in turn, can then be used to determine the palaeo-pH. Obviously, it is not always possible to know the preference of all of the species in your sample, and therefore this method can not always be applied. Diatoms are not very useful in determining changes in palaeo-temperature, due to the fact that the large majority of species will tolerate very wide ranges of temperature, typically from 0oC to 20oC. That said, different assemblages arepresent when comparing warm and cold waters. However, this is almost certainly due to other overriding factors such as: incident solar radiation, water chemistry, pH, and nutrient availability.
What advantage does amoeba derive by changing shape?
Amoebas can change their shape for mobility, consuming food, and adapting to their environment.
-They produce tentacle-like extensions called pseudopodia (meaning "false foot") to move through their environments.
-When the encounter food they can 'grab' or push the particles towards them for phagocytosis (cell engulfing/eating of large particles).
-In open water an amoeba cell will form many pseudopodia in all directions as it floats; this allows it to sense things at all angles.
-During unfavorable conditions (such as cold or dry times) the amoeba will become a ball and secrete a protective membrane around itself to form a microbial cyst. The cell remains in this protected state until more favorable conditions arise; it can die if it's unable to emerge for a long period of time.
How would you prepare a amoeba specimens for observation?
To prepare an amoeba specimen for observation, you would first collect a sample containing the amoebas. Then, place a drop of the sample on a microscope slide and cover it with a coverslip. Finally, observe the specimen under a microscope, adjusting the focus to see the amoebas clearly.
Structures such as flat shape bristles or spines increase the surface area of diatoms, providing more buoyancy and preventing them from sinking. This increased surface area allows them to capture more light for photosynthesis, helping them stay afloat in the upper, sunlit regions of the water column. Additionally, these structures also reduce drag, allowing diatoms to maintain their position in the photosynthetic zone.