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wonderful girl asked in Education & ReferenceHomework Help · 1 decade ago

What is paramecium and amoebae?

I am doing a Science project about micro-organisms. Pls help me! What is paramecium? What is amoebae?

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  • fdm215
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    Paramecium

    par·a·me·ci·um (pār'ə-mē'shē-əm, -sē-əm)

    Pronunciation Key

    n. pl. par·a·me·ci·a (-shē-ə, -sē-ə) or par·a·me·ci·ums

    Any of various freshwater ciliate protozoans of the genus Paramecium, usually oval and having an oral groove for feeding.

    amoebae

    a·moe·ba also a·me·ba (ə-mē'bə) Pronunciation Key

    n. pl. a·moe·bas also a·me·bas or a·moe·bae also a·me·bae (-bē)

    Any of various one-celled aquatic or parasitic protozoans of the genus Amoeba or related genera, having no definite form and consisting of a mass of protoplasm containing one or more nuclei surrounded by a flexible outer membrane. It moves by means of pseudopods.

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  • leash
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    What Is Paramecium

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