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Protozoan Diversity
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| protozoa | protozoa |
|---|---|
| How do Ciliophora swim? | By means of Cilia |
| the name of the most common ciliates | paramecium |
| paramecium feed on ... | algae, bacteria, small organisms |
| ___ have the most elaborate organisms of any protozoa | ciliates |
| clear, elastic layer of protein surrounding the cell membrane | pellicle |
| funnel-like depression in pellicle | oral groove |
| How do ciliates get food to their mouths? | Beating cilia in the oral groove create water currents that sweep food down the oral groove to the mouth pore. |
| The mouth pore opens into the ____ | Gullet |
| What does the gullet do? | Forms vacuoles that circulate throughout the cytoplasm |
| Undigested molecules are expelled through the __ ___ | anal pore |