Apologia 3.2 Subkingdom Protozoa

Okay This is a simple microscope lab, but the students will need to take it farther.

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Amoeba-
See if you can identify the following: pseudopod, food vacuole, contractile vacuole, ectoplasm, nucleus, endoplasm.

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Paramecium-
Identify macronucleus, micronucleus, food vacuole, contractile vacuole, oral groove, gullet, mouth pore, anal pore, cilia

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Euglena-
Identify eyespot, contractile vacuole, pellicle, chloroplast, flagellum, nucleus

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Volvox-
Identify a colony and look for the individuals

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