paramecium Flashcards
1
Q
type of protist
A
ciliate
2
Q
habitat
A
fresh water ponds - stagnant with decaying organic matter
3
Q
structure
A
definite shape
pellicle
alveoli beneath PM form inner and middle membrane of pellicle ( stability and semi permeability)
cilia
two contractile vacuoles
two nuclei
4
Q
cilia
A
for movement
5
Q
kintodesmata and kinetosome
A
coordinate cilia movement
6
Q
trichocyst
A
defense mechanism
7
Q
movement
A
cilia
rotates on axis
8
Q
nutrition
A
holozoic
cytosome (mouth)
anal opening
9
Q
excretion
A
diffusion through pellicle
