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In this picture what is happening to this amoeba's dinner? Be specific! What cell organell will be created from the psuedopodia?

The pseudopodia will merge together to make a food vacuole.

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What are the tiny cellular structures that allow a paramecium to swim?

Small, hair-like projections of the cytoskeleton called Cilia.

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lifesaver

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fairy

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rocket

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lifesaver

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Who is faster? Amoeba or Paramecium?

A paramecium is faster than an amoeba.

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The __________ can be any shape it wants because its ___________ is flexible.

amoeba, cell membrane

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A paramecium uses its _________________ to eat ______________.

A paramecium uses its oral groove to eat bacteria, yeast, algae, and other protists.

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How does an amoeba move?

It can push its cytoplasm into extensions of its cell membrane to make pseudopodia.

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Volvox is a great example of individual, single celled organisms living together in a _______________.

colony. These protists are often mistaken for being multicellular. They can live independently but want to form a big group for protection.

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How many nuclei does a paramecium have? Can you describe their functions?

Paramecium have a macronucleus to hold chromosomes it needs to make proteins and a micronucleus for sexual reproduction.

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The black lines in this picture are pointing to _________________ which keep this paramecium from exploding due to ____________ by ______________.

contractile vacuoles.......water entering.........osmosis

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Plasmodium falciparum is a disease causing protozoan that harms a human host. This classifies this organism as a ______________.

parasite

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seesaw

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gift

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thief

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Members of the Kingdom Protista are further classified into four Phyla based upon ______________.

their method of locomotion (how they move).

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What is the difference between autotrophic and heterotrophic protozoa?

The autotrophic protozoa can produce their own sugar, they can photosynthesize. Heterotrophic protozoa must eat other organisms or decompose dead organic matter

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seesaw

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shark

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gift

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banana

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The long, whip-like tail that allows this euglena to swim is called a _______________.

flagella

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