Paramecium feed on microorganisms such as bacteria, algae, and yeasts. To gather food, the Paramecium makes movements with cilia to sweep prey organisms, along with some water, through …

Paramecium, genus of microscopic, single-celled, and free-living protozoans. Most species can be cultivated easily in the laboratory, making them ideal model organisms, well suited for biological study.

Paramecium species combine some of the lowest known mutation rates with some of the largest known effective populations, along with likely very high recombination rates, thereby harboring a population …

Feb 2, 2023 · A Paramecium is a free-living, motile, single-cell (unicellular) organism belonging to the kingdom Protista that are naturally found in aquatic habitats. They have a lifespan of a hundred, a …

Aug 26, 2025 · Paramecium is a single-celled microscopic protozoan commonly found in freshwater environments worldwide. Known for its distinctive slipper-like shape, it belongs to a group of …

Apr 8, 2024 · Paramecium is a microscopic, single-celled organism with hair-like structures called cilia, found in various aquatic environments, often studied for its role as a model organism in biological …

Paramecium is a well-known genus of ciliate protozoa (single-celled eukaryotes, generally grouped in the kingdom Protista) of the phylum Ciliophora, commonly studied as a representative of that group.