Protists

How do a paramecium and an amoeba obtain food to live?

• A paramecium and an amoeba both use contractile vacuoles to capture food.

• A paramecium and an amoeba both make their own food through photosynthesis.

• A paramecium collects food into an oral groove, while an amoeba uses pseudopods to surround food.

• A paramecium uses pseudopods to capture food, while an amoeba uses chloroplasts to make its food.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

In which way are a euglena and a volvox different?

• A euglena is an individual cell, while a volvox is a colony of cells.

• A euglena uses cilia to move, while a volvox uses flagella to move.

• A euglena can make its own food, while a volvox must capture its food.

• A euglena only reproduces sexually, while a volvox only reproduces asexually.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which two organisms contain chloroplasts and eyespots?

• amoeba and paramecium

• paramecium and volvox

• volvox and euglena

• euglena and amoeba

Which single-celled organism uses pseudopods to get food from its environment?

• Amoeba

• Euglena

• Paramecium

• Volvox

How do a volvox and an amoeba get their food?

• A volvox uses eyespots, and an amoeba uses cilia to find food.

• A volvox uses photosynthesis, and an amoeba surrounds its food.

• A volvox surrounds its food, and an amoeba uses cilia to find food.

• A volvox uses pseudopods to find food, and an amoeba uses photosynthesis.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which single-celled organism uses pseudopods as a means of locomotion and capturing prey?

• Amoeba

• Euglena

• Paramecium

• Volvox