Chapter 2 Cell Structure And Cell Organisation

Cell Organisation

Small and simple organisms made up of single cell.

Unicellular Organisms

Example : Amoeba sp., Paramecium sp., yeast and Chlamydomonas.

Amoeba sp. live in freshwater environment as well as in soil water.

Amoeba sp.
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Chlamydomonas sp.

Paramecium sp.

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Amoeba sp. - Movement

Form pseudopodia that help it to move forward. It moves by extending temporary pseudopodia. The shape of amoeba changes as it moves.
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Cell Organisation
Amoeba sp. - Feeding Microscopic view: feeding on protista Amoeba

Amoeba extending pseudopodia

Surrounds and engulf food particle

Formation of food vacuole

Phagocytosis

Food is digested and nutrients are absorbed into cytoplasm

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Lysozyme secreted into food vacuole

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Amoeba sp. Reproduction

Amoeba sp. reproduces asexually by binary fission.

Form spores under unfavorable condition.

Amoeba sp. divides after it has grown to a certain size

Nucleus divides

Cytoplasm divides

Two new cells are formed

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