The paramecium is larger than the amoeba. It can be found in ponds with scum on them. It has more of a shape than an amoeba, looking like the bottom of a shoe. It is covered with tiny hairs that help it move. These hairs are called cilia. The paramecium is able to move in all directions with its cilia. The paramecium eats tiny algae, plants, etc. The cilia propel the food into a tiny mouth opening of the paramecium. The food is then shoved down a little tube called a gullet that leads to the protoplasm or stuffing of the cell. The food is held in little cells called vacuoles. It has two other vacuoles at either end of its body to get rid of...
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