1. By: Fong Lao Biology 106 Professor Rose

2. Name the kingdom

3. Protista

4. Name the phylum

5. Ciliata

6. Name the genus

7. Paramecium

8. Where is it found?

9. Fresh & marine water

10. Unicellular or multicellular?

11. Unicellular

12. Prokaryotic or eukaryotic?

13. Eukaryotic

14. What are the tiny hair-like projections called?

15. Cilia

16. What are they used for?

17. Feeding (food procurement) & locomotion

18. What is the mouth called?

19. Oral groove

20. Asexual or sexual reproduction?

21. Both

22. Asexual reproduction occurs by a process shown in this image and is called transverse fission.

23. Sexual reproduction involves an exchange of genetic info and is called conjugation.

24. What organelle regulates salt/water balance?

25. Contractile vacuole

26. What do paramecia usually feed on?

27. Bacteria & decaying matter

28. What are the characteristics that distinguish organisms in kingdom Protista ?

29. 1.Organisms are single-celled. 2.Their cells are eukaryotic, with double lipid bilayer membranes around the nucleus and the organelles.