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[[Eukaryotic cells|Paramecium cells]] are unicellular organisms. They are part of the [[Eukaryotes|eukaryotic]] family. Thus they have membrane-bound [[Organelles|organelles]]. | [[Eukaryotic cells|''Paramecium'' cells]] are unicellular organisms. They are part of the [[Eukaryotes|eukaryotic]] family. Thus they have membrane-bound [[Organelles|organelles]]. | ||
Paramecium cells are very large. The length of a typical [[Cell|paramecium]] varies from 100 μm to 300 μm <ref>Brock Biology of Micro-organisms 12th Edition, Madigan Dunlap Clark, Pg 69</ref>. | They can also be categorised as Ciliates, since they are surrounded by numerous cilia; these assist the cytostome for the nutrition process of ''paramecium ''and also the movement of the cell. They also have anal pores for excretion processes and contractile vacuoles which prevent the burst of the cell that would otherwise caused due to osmosis process<ref name="(Beale G. & Preer J,2008).">Beale, Goffey &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp; Preer, John R. Jr. (2008) Paramecium Genetics and Epigenetics CRC Press, Taylor &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp; Francis Group.</ref>. | ||
''Paramecium'' cells are very large. The length of a typical [[Cell|''paramecium'']] varies from 100 μm to 300 μm <ref>Brock Biology of Micro-organisms 12th Edition, Madigan Dunlap Clark, Pg 69</ref>. They can be found in freshwater areas, like ponds and lakes. | |||
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Revision as of 16:26, 12 December 2010
Paramecium cells are unicellular organisms. They are part of the eukaryotic family. Thus they have membrane-bound organelles.
They can also be categorised as Ciliates, since they are surrounded by numerous cilia; these assist the cytostome for the nutrition process of paramecium and also the movement of the cell. They also have anal pores for excretion processes and contractile vacuoles which prevent the burst of the cell that would otherwise caused due to osmosis process[1].
Paramecium cells are very large. The length of a typical paramecium varies from 100 μm to 300 μm [2]. They can be found in freshwater areas, like ponds and lakes.