Paramecium+-+SM

=Introduction=

Have you ever been in a pond or lake and wonder how nature keeps it clean?? Well paramecium has a big job with helping the water stay clean like eating all the bacteria, Algae, and fungi. Paramecium helps clean Nature and it doesn't live in the human body because it would spread disease. A paramecium has many functions and uses them when is does its job.

=What is a paramecium=

A paramecium is a single celled living organism that can move, digest food, and reproduce. A paramecium belongs to a group of protists which is a group known to be similar to microorganisms. A microorganism is a very small cell. A paramecium is .02 inches long and .5mm. A protists is an organism in a kingdom protista this means they are made up of single or multiple cells that contain a nucleus enclosed by a membrane. A paramecium is a slippery like shape that is covered in cilia. Paramecium is always moving and changing shape, this is why a paramecium is covered in cilia it helps it move in its surroundings. A paramecium lives in lakes and ponds. Paramecium eats by entering the food into its food vacuole. A paramecium reproduce by splitting in half, so this means that there is two identical individual paramecium. In one pond, or river there can be over thousands of paramecium's reproducing or just eating the bacteria and the algae. Believe it or not a paramecium helps a lot by cleaning the waters and help keep the water safe from bad bacteria. Paramecium's cant harm anything it is a good cell that cleans the environment.

=What does a paramecium look like, and what are its functions=

A paramecium has many functions that help it survive. A paramecium uses its food vacuole to eat food, this is done by forming and pinching off the oral groove, it then moves into the cytoplasm. A cytoplasm is a jelly like fluid that fills the inside of the paramecium and it surrounds all the internal structures. when it is inside the vacuole the food is then broken down and distributed. To get the food inside of the paramecium it must go through the cilia which is the hairlike stuff on the paramecium. A paramecium uses its cilia for a lot of things, For instance it uses it to and move around. For a paramecium to move it must beat the cilia back and fourth. Another function that a paramecium has is a cell membrane, this function surrounds the cell and makes sure that the internal components are protected. And the last function is the ribosomes, this function makes tiny proteins, a protein is a complex molecule. A Paramecium looks like an oval shape, it is clear and you can sometimes see a circle shape,or an indent. However when u look at a paramecium through a microscope theres usually bacteria or algae on or around the paramecium. This is there because where a paramecium lives its the paramecium's job to clean that area and make sure that its clean.

=How does a paramecium get nutrients for energy=

A paramecium gets nutrients by its food vacuole. The food vacuole is similar to a bubble. It is where the paramecium contains the food, A paramecium can eat bacteria, yeast, and algae. When the foods that the paramecium eats gets to the food vacuole the enzymes enters and it digest the food, and enzymes breaks down your food therefore when it gets to the end of the paramecium the bubble pops and the waste leaves the cell. Then the nutrients are released from the food particles and then to the cytoplasm, nourishing the paramecium. A paramecium also gets its nutrients by catching its food in the cilia, which is the hairlike stuff around the paramecium.

[|__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sn3 TYNe 8mM__]

in this video it is describing how a paramecium eats using its functions.

=How are paramecium's useful=

A paramecium is very useful it helps clean are lakes a ponds, A paramecium can live in a human body, but it can clean tiny particles of debri in the water and can control algae, bacteria, and other protists in the water. A paramecium also feeds on small animals in these bodies of water. Because a paramecium eats bacteria, algae, it can help clean rivers, lakes and other bodies of water. Because a paramecium can live in a human body it can cause a disease if there are two many, but a paramecium practically only helps nature and to keep it clean. A paramecium can reproduce a couple times a day wall its cleaning the body of water.

=Whats the difference between unicellular and multicellular=

A paramecium is know as a unicellular organism. This means that a paramecium is made out of single celled organism, This can also mean a small injury can cause death of this organism, And the last thing is it could mean is the cell could have the same role for itself and other organisms. If an organism isn’t unicellular then it is multicellular which means that the organisms body is made up of numerous cells, this can also mean different cells are specialized to perform different functions, And the last thing is that an injury or death of some cells does not affect the organism as the same can be replaced by a new one.

toc =Ending= So now you have learned about, What is a paramecium, What a paramecium looks like and what do the parameciums functions do, How a paramecium gets nutrients for energy, How are parameciums useful, And what is the difference between unicellular and multicellular. And you have learned that a paramecium helps you in your everyday life, even if u cant see them. =References=