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Paramecium
How do paramecuim grow?
The sizes of the paramecia population can grow rapidly by binary fission. During binary fission, one paramecium cell divides into two daughter cells w...
How do you paramoecium move?
As the name suggests, their bodies are covered in cilia, or short hairy protrusions. Cilia are essential for movement of paramecia. As these structure...
Why does paramacium have two nuclieous?
Paramecia have two kinds of nuclei: a large ellipsoidal nucleus called a macronucleus and at least one small nucleus called a micronucleus. Both types...
What structure does a paramecium use in obtaining and digesting food?
Paramecium uses cilia to sweep food particles along with some water into an oral groove (a groove present on the surface of paramecium). … This food v...
How does Paramecium respond to light?
In Paramecium, it was observed that a sudden change in the direction of ciliary beating was evoked by the flash of light. When ordinary light was used...
Is paramecium like a plant?
A paramecium is animal-like because it moves and searches for its own food. The have characteristics of both plant and animal. Sometimes they make foo...
Does paramecium digest its food?
The paramecium is a unicellular protist that uses its cilia to pull food into its oral groove. Food particles are then digested via a process called p...
Is a paramecium plant like or animal like?
A paramecium is animal-like because it moves and searches for its own food. The have characteristics of both plant and animal. What animal is parameci...
Is a paramecium an animal?
A paramecium is animal-like because it moves and searches for its own food. The have characteristics of both plant and animal. ... An amoeba is animal...