Your students will observe the ingestion and digestion processes of Paramecium caudatum
- Observe the dynamic ingestion and digestion processes of a commonly studied protozoan
- Learn to stain cytoplasmic inclusions
Students learn first hand how a Paramecium sweeps food into its “mouth”, by creating water currents, where it is digested in the food vacuole in a process called cyclosis. In addition to observing the feeding and digestion processes, students also stain cytoplasmic inclusions.
Kit Includes:
Microscope slides and coverslips
Pipettes and toothpicks to manipulate the organism
Protist slowing agent
Coupon redeemable for one culture of Paramecium caudatum.
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