Question

Find one microorganism, either a prokaryote or eukaryote, and describe the environment in which it lives. (Does it live underwater? On skin? In soil? Give as many details as possible!) To complete, you will then use the vocabulary we discussed to classify it based on its nutritional needs and environmental requirements. (Is it a halophile? A chemoheterotroph? Use as many terms as you can!) Describe different categories of organisms based on- 1. carbon and energy resources 2. temperature 3. pH 4. oxygen and 5. hydrostatic

Answer 1

Paramecium:

It is an eukaryotic microorganisms.

It is an unicellular organism resembling the shape of shoe.

It is generally found in freshwater environment.

Paramecium is a single celled eukaryote which belongs to kingdom Protista and it is a genus of ciliated protozoans.

Paramecium has holozoic mode of nutrition, i.e. it eats/engulfs microorganisms like yeasts, bacteria and algae.

Paramecium have cilia all over their surface which helps in capturing of food and also helps in locomotion.