Ciliates
Choose 1 of the ciliates below. Draw it in your packet and write 3 facts about ciliates.
Ciliates: Ciliates, unicellular organisms, move by using protoplasm (cilia). When they move, they create a current that brings food to them as the cilia beat in unison. Some ciliates are free-swimming, and other ciliates attach to other organisms.
Ciliates: Ciliates, unicellular organisms, move by using protoplasm (cilia). When they move, they create a current that brings food to them as the cilia beat in unison. Some ciliates are free-swimming, and other ciliates attach to other organisms.
Stentor
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Paramecium
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Flagelattes
Choose 1 of the flagellets below and draw it in your packet. Write 3 facts.
Euglena
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Euglena is a, one-celled organism in the Protista kingdom. They inhabit fresh water, and they are especially common in warm seasons when they might make a green scum on the surfaces of small ponds or drainage ditches. Some species eat tiny particles of living matter. Euglenas use a flagellum (a whiplike appendage) that sticks out from their body to move, which is why they are categorized as flagellates.
Peridinium
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The peridinium cells are generally oval shaped or flattened, and they are also classified as flagellates. Most, but not all, peridiunium are photosynthetic and most live in freshwater.
Worms
Choose 1 of the three worms below to draw in your packet. Write 3 facts about the worm.
Planaria
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Planaria are a type of flatworm, which means they are considered parasites. They have sucking organs that they use for feeding. They eat small animals, living or dead. When procotylas move, they glide along rocks or sticks by using cilia.
Aeolosoma
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The aeolosoma live in bottom debris or in various plant growths. Some aeolosomas swim, while others do not. Most have pigmented eyespots and are about .5 inches in length. The aeolosoma is part of the earthworm group.
Chaetogaster
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The chaetoagastor is also part of the earthworm worm group. They feed on small crustaceans and on insect larvae. They have large mouths and they are, for the most part, lacking in color. Like the aeolosomas, the chaetogaster is about half an inch in length.
Rotifers
Choose 1 of the rotifers below to draw in your packet. Write 3 facts.
Floscularia
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Floscularia are open-water rotifers. They live in quiet waters, and are sometimes mistaken for one-celled animals. They move in a rotating motion using cilia (small hairlike projections at the front of the body). Floscularia live in shore zones and crawl on thick mats of plants. They are eaten by worms and crustaceans. In order for them to eat, they attach to to their plants suck out the juices.
Monostyla
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Monostyla, like flosularia, move using cilia in a rotating motion, and they are eaten by worms and crustaceans. In order for them to eat, they attach to to their plants suck out the juices. In contrast to floscularia, monostyla is found mostly in acid waters.