Question

Identify the following diagram, label it and write detail information in your words:

Answer 1

Paramoecium:

1. Paramoecium is the organism shown.
2. It is a member of the Kingdom Protista. It is a Protista that looks like an animal. Because cilia are used for locomotion, hence referred to as ciliate protozoans.
3. On the cell surface, there is a gullet that opens.
4. There are two nuclei present, one larger called the macronucleus and one smaller called the micronucleus.
5. Osmoregulation is helped by the presence of large contractile vacuoles.