Nutrition in Paramoecium


 
 
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Nutrition in Paramecium

Nutrition in Paramecium

Paramecium is a unicellular organism with a specific shape . Nutrition in paramecium can takes place in following steps:

  • Ingestion: Paramecium engulfs food by the use of cilia. Cilia is a hair like structure present on the surface or on the body of the paramecium. Food is ingested by cilia through oral groove into gullet. The food is ingested with a little surrounding water to form a food vacuole.
  • Digestion: In paramecium, food is digested in food vacuole by the digestive enzymes released by cytoplasm. This kind of digestion is known as intracellular digestion.
  • Absorption: The digestive food present in the food vacuole of paramecium is absorbed directly into the cytoplasm by diffusion. After absorption of the food, the food vacuole shrinks.
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    Question : 1

    The digestive food present in the ________________________  of paramecium is absorbed directly into the cytoplasm by diffusion.

    Right Option : A
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    Question : 2

    Paramecium is a ____________________ .

    Right Option : A
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    Question : 3

    In paramecium, food is digested in food vacuole by the digestive enzymes released by _________________ .

    Right Option : C
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