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Protista e.g. Amoeba

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Protista. e.g. Amoeba. Learning Objectives. Explain the nuclear structure of Amoeba Explain the sub cellular structure of Amoeba. Amoeba. Recall Protista characteristics. Contains single-celled and simple multi-cellular organisms - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Protista

e.g. Amoeba

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Learning Objectives

Explain the nuclear structure of Amoeba Explain the sub cellular structure of Amoeba

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Amoeba

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Recall Protista characteristics

Contains single-celled and simple multi-cellular organisms

They are eukaryotic – they have a membrane-enclosed nucleus and membrane enclosed organelles

Some feed by taking in organic substances, others can photosynthesise.

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Examples include: Amoeba – moves by means of pseudopods and is well

known as a representative unicellular organism. Algae – a large and diverse group of plant like organisms

ranging from unicellular to multicellular forms Paramecium – consist of a single cell yet are visible to

the naked eye

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Amoeba

Consists of a single cell It is a consumer. It feeds on small plants,

animals and bacteria It lives in freshwater ponds (most likely to be

found on the mud at the bottom)

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CytoplasmEctoplasm

Endoplasm

Nucleus

Pseudopod

Contractile Vacuole

Food Vacuole

Fat Droplets

Waste products

Structure of AmoebaCell membrane

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Structure of Amoeba

Cell membrane – semi-permeable

Cytoplasm divided up into Endoplasm Ectoplasm

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Endoplasm and ectoplasm

• The endoplasm is fluid-like. It has a grainy appearance due to the presence of food vacuoles and waste materials

• Ectoplasm can become soft in places to allow the development of pseudopodia

EndoplasmEctoplasm

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Development of Pseudopod

Pseudopods are referred to as ‘false feet’ as they are produced at any point on the body and have no fixed position

Pseudopodia extend in the direction Amoeba wishes to move

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Development of Pseudopod

Pseudopods develop when the ectoplasm softens and moves forward and the endoplasm moves in to replace it

Amoeba uses pseudopodia to engulf its prey

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Endoplasm and ectoplasm

Before After

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Food vacuoles

• Amoeba feeds by surrounding its prey with pseudopodia and secreting digestive enzymes into the vacuole created

• Food can then be stored within the vacuole.

Food vacuole

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Food vacuoles

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The Contractile Vacuole

High sugar/salt

concentration

Low sugar/salt concentration

Amoeba’s cytoplasm is more concentrated than the surrounding

fresh water

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As a result water constantly rushes in

by osmosis

The Contractile Vacuole

High sugar/salt

concentration

Low sugar/salt concentration

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In order to deal with this uptake of water

Amoeba forms a contractile vacuole

Excess water enters the

contractile vacuole

The Contractile Vacuole

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The contractile vacuole swells with water and moves to the edge of the cell…

The Contractile Vacuole

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The contractile vacuole swells with water and moves to the edge of the cell…

The Contractile Vacuole

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The contractile vacuole swells with water and moves to the edge of the cell…

The Contractile Vacuole

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Where it bursts and expels the water…

The Contractile Vacuole

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Where it bursts and expels the water…

The Contractile Vacuole

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Where it bursts and expels the water…

The Contractile Vacuole

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Where it bursts and expels the water…

The Contractile Vacuole

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The cycle is then repeated

The Contractile Vacuole

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Contractile vacuole

The contractile vacuole is said to be responsible for osmoregulation

Without it the Amoeba would expand and burst

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Contractile vacuole bursting

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Learning Check

Name the structures present within the Amoeba cell

Outline the role of the contractile vacuole in osmoregulation

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Syllabus

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Depth of treatment

Amoeba – cell organisation to include nucleus and sub-cellular structures