Protozoa: It's The Little Things That Kill | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

How fast can a paramecium swim?

Their speed of motion is about four times their own length per second.

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Plasmotomy allows protozoans to go through binary fission and make a clone of themselves. This process is similar to ___________ in human cells.

mitosis

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Which illness is caused by a protozoa? A) swine flu B) small pox C) malaria

malaria

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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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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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trap

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magnet

Take 25 points!

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shark

Other team loses 25 points!

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lifesaver

Give 25 points!

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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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banana

Go to last place!

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shark

Other team loses 15 points!

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rocket

Go to first place!

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lifesaver

Give 20 points!

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eraser

Reset score!

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seesaw

Swap points!

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shark

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banana

Go to last place!

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

flagella

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thief

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star

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fairy

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banana

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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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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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