Trophozite
air, water, and other organisms
Non-motile protozoa rely on external forces for movement, such as water currents or host organisms. These protozoa typically lack structures like flagella or pseudopods that enable independent movement. Instead, they may adapt by attaching to a surface or living as parasites within a host.
The hair-like structures on a protozoa are called cilia. Cilia are short, numerous, and hair-like projections that help in movement and feeding in protozoa. They are used for locomotion by beating in a coordinated manner.
The protozoa are larger and easier to see. There are a lot more bacteria because after all they are what the protozoa are feeding on but they at the very limit of resolution for most light microscopes. They are also less obvious because most don't move.
The pellicle of protozoa is most directly involved in providing structural support, shape, and protection to the cell. It helps maintain the cell's integrity and allows for specific movements and interactions with the environment.
air, water, and other organisms
Yes, all animals are motile at some point in their lives. This is because they are multicellular eukaryotes, and this contributes to their becoming motile during different times of their lives.
Non-motile protozoa rely on external forces for movement, such as water currents or host organisms. These protozoa typically lack structures like flagella or pseudopods that enable independent movement. Instead, they may adapt by attaching to a surface or living as parasites within a host.
The hair-like structures on a protozoa are called cilia. Cilia are short, numerous, and hair-like projections that help in movement and feeding in protozoa. They are used for locomotion by beating in a coordinated manner.
Trophic Level
Trophic Level
feeding
If an organism is motile then it can move. Plants are not motile.
Lemuel Roscoe Cleveland has written: 'Studies on chromosomes and nuclear division' -- subject(s): Chromosomes, Karyokinesis 'The wood-feeding roach Cryptocerus, its protozoa, and the symbiosis between protozoa and roach' -- subject(s): Cockroaches, Protozoa, Symbiosis
Plasmodium are motile.
A ciliate is a protozoa - a single celled animal - that have cilia or hairlike structures used for motion, feeding, or sensing.
The protozoa are larger and easier to see. There are a lot more bacteria because after all they are what the protozoa are feeding on but they at the very limit of resolution for most light microscopes. They are also less obvious because most don't move.