Amoeba: Single Celled Organism

Duration: 14

Year Published: 1981

Creator: International Film Bureau

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Description: Examines the construction and function of two species of amoebae, Amoeba proteus and Saccamoeba limax. Identifies and labels: endoplasm, ectoplasm, pseudopodium, uroid, hyaline cap, nucleus, contractile vacuole, and food vacuole. Captures behaviors such as locomotion, food gathering, digestion, excretion, asexual reproduction, and responses to stimuli. Explains why amoebae are included in the Kingdom Protista and in the Animal Kingdom under the phylum Protozoa.


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