Paramecium · ELIX

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Drop food and watch it get swept into the mouth.
Slide the cilia speed to Stopped. Can it still swim or eat?
Make the water salty. What happens to the star-shaped pumps?
Tap Bump it! and watch it back up and turn.
Tap all 10 parts to learn their names.

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Cilia speed StoppedSuper fast Number of cilia NoneLots Water Fresh pondSalty

Fast facts

A Paramecium is one single cell, but it can swim, eat, and get rid of waste.
It is about 0.25 mm long. You need a microscope to see it.
It lives in ponds and puddles.
Its shape looks like the sole of a slipper.
Real ones have thousands of cilia!