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=Introduction= toc Imagine swimming in a body of water, and something is climbing up your body. It’s a paramecium. The paramecium is a cell that must survive alone out in the wilderness. They have structure that no other cell has to survive alone. Then they are predator to the bacteria.

=Function of Paramecium= The paramecium is a small cell that works alone to move, reproduce and digest food.([|Paramecium Video]) The paramecium eats by the cilla sweeping the water and bacteria falls into the cell mouth, down the oral groove. Then, the leftovers go to the gullet. The paramecium beats on its cilla to go straight. When paramecium hits an object the paramecium will change its direction of movement. The paramecium is capable of both sexual and asexual reproduction. Asexual reproduction is most common through out paramecium and happens by a paramecium dividing into two. (101Science)

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= = = What is the Structure of a Paramecium? = There are several parts that make up the paramecium like the human body. First, there is the pellicle which is covering the cell membrane and paramecium similar to the human skin. The cilla with the help of the flagellum moves the food to the oral groove (which collects the food) and brings it to the cell mouth. The two nuclei control how the paramecium is going to grow and reproduce. Next, we have the anal pore which is where the paramecium releases its waste. Finally the contractile vacuole is where liquid is released from the cell.

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= **How Do Paramecium Help Clean Water?** = Paramecium live in motionless water and forms a relationship with green algae. The green algae will start to produce a chemical called algen. Algen is a chemical that starts to kill off the bad germs that are making the water dirty and gross to drink. This is where the paramecium starts to come in. First, the paramecium will start to do asexual reproducing which will double the paramecium. When this happens both paramecium will start to eat bacteria. Also while this is happening there is a chemical that algae and paramecium release this is called Algenitic. The result is the water will be safe for humans and animals to drink out of thanks to the paramecium and green algae.

=** Conclusion **= The paramecium is the only cell that can survive alone without dying early on in its lifetime. The structure of the paramecium makes the balance of nature stable. While it is surviving alone it’s helping the water keep balance by killing off the bacteria and cleaning the water for humans and animals.

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