NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Paramecia are widespread in freshwater, brackish, and marine environments and are often very abundant in stagnant basins and ponds. Because some species are readily cultivated and easily induced to conjugate and divide, it has been widely used in classrooms and laboratories to study biological processes.

Detailed explanation-2: -Once called “slipper animalcules” due to their oblong shape, Paramecium live in a variety of watery environments, both fresh and salt, although they are most abundant in stagnant bodies of water.

Detailed explanation-3: -Paramecium is a small unicellular organism that is plentiful in freshwater ponds. It swims, rotating slowly, and often changing its direction. Under suitable conditions it may reproduce by dividing two or three times a day and so large numbers may build up. It belongs to the group of organisms called Protozoa.

Detailed explanation-4: -Paramecium live in aquatic environments, usually in stagnant, warm water. The species Paramecium bursaria forms symbiotic relationships with green algae. The algae live in its cytoplasm. Algal photosynthesis provides a food source for Paramecium.

Detailed explanation-5: -Paramecium swims in fresh water by beating its thousands of cilia, and feeds on smaller microorganisms such as bacteria and algae. It is a prey for other microorganisms such as Didinium.