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By: Fong Lao
Biology 106
Professor Rose
Name the kingdom
Protista
Name the phylum
Ciliata
Name the genus
Paramecium
Where is it found?
Fresh & marine water
Unicellular or multicellular?
Unicellular
Prokaryotic or eukaryotic?
Eukaryotic
What are the tiny hair-like
projections called?
Cilia
What are they used for?
Feeding (food procurement) &
locomotion
What is the mouth called?
Oral groove
Asexual or sexual reproduction?
Both
Asexual reproduction occurs by a process shown in
this image and is called transverse fission.
Sexual reproduction involves an exchange of genetic
info and is called conjugation.
What organelle regulates
salt/water balance?
Contractile vacuole
What do paramecia usually feed
on?
Bacteria & decaying matter
What are the characteristics that distinguish
organisms in kingdom Protista?
1. Organisms are single-celled.
2. Their cells are eukaryotic, with double lipid bilayer
membranes around the nucleus and the organelles.
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