Euglena
How do euglena eat?
A euglena has chloroplasts that contain chlorophyll. When light is available, the euglena makes it own food the way a plant does.
How do paramecium move?
Paramecium move by using cilia.
How do Volvox move?
Each volvox cell has two flagella. The flagella beat together to roll the ball through the water.
Where do amoeba live?
Amoebas live in fresh water (like puddles and ponds), in salt water, in wet soil, and in animals (including people).
What one characteristic do all protists share?
Protists are all the eukaryotic organisms that are not animals, plants or fungi.
How do euglena move?
A euglena moves by whipping its flagellum around like a helicopter propeller.
Is paramecium harmful to humans?
NO - paramecia do not live inside humans and are not known to cause any diseases.
How do Volvox eat?
Feeding Volvox cells have chlorophyll and make their own food by photosynthesis.
How does the amoeba breathe?
The amoeba "breathes" using its cell membrane.
Are protists unicellular or multicellular?
Answer: Protists are MOSTLY unicellular (one-celled) eukaryotes.
A FEW protists are multicellular (many-celled) and surprisingly large.
How do euglena reproduce?
Euglena reproduce asexually by means of longitudinal cell division, in which they divide down their length.
How do paramecium eat?
To gather food, the Paramecium makes movements with cilia to sweep prey organisms, along with some water, through the oral groove (vestibulum, or vestibule), and into the cell.
How do Volvox reproduce?
Volvox reproduces asexually through the formation of autocolonies.
OR
Asexual colonies have reproductive cells known as gonidia, which produce small daughter colonies that are eventually released from the parent as they mature.
In what way, does amoeba reproduce? Asexually or Sexually?
It reproduces asexually.
True/False: Most have mitochondria.
TRUE
How do euglena breathe?
Euglena respire with the help of free oxygen dissolved in water, which diffuses in through the pellicle.
How do paramecium reproduce?
Asexual binary fission - a fully grown organism divides into two daughter cells.
How do Volvox breathe?
A Volvox breathes air by exchanging gases through its cell membrane.
How do amoeba move?
An amoeba can reach out and grab some surface with a pseudopod, using it to crawl forward.
Can they be parasites?
YES
What waters are euglena found in?
Euglenas are found in salt and fresh waters.
How do paramecium breathe?
A Paramecium breathes air by exchanging gases through its cell membrane.
How are Volvox harmful? *State AT LEAST one way
The volvox forms algae blooms, which can be harmful to, animals, humans and can also form toxins in the water.
How do amoeba obtain food?
Amoeba obtains its food by the process of endocytosis. It engulfs the food particle with the help of pseudopodia and then forms a vacuole around it. Once completely trapped, the food is digested.
What environment do they prefer?
Aquatic/moist environments.