Question

What does a feeding apparatus in Paramecium comprise?

Answer 1

Paramoecium:

1. Paramoecium is unicellular protozoa that have cilia.
2. The shape of Paramoecium resembles a slipper
3. Paramoecium is found in freshwater, marine, and brackish water or found attached to the surface.

The feeding apparatus in Paramoecium comprises the following:

1. Food sources for Paramecium include unicellular plants, bacteria, microscopic insects, and plants.
2. Food enters the body through the cytosome, which is located at the bottom of the buccal cavity.
3. The food particles then congregate in the form of food vacuoles in the lower cytopharynx.
4. Every food vacuole containing food material is subjected to cyclosis.
5. Following that, protoplasmic enzymes aid digestion.
6. During digestion, the vacuole content becomes acidic first, then alkaline.