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The protozoan called paramecium swims freely in its search for food such as bacteria. It captures the prey with its cilia (also shown enlarged). Enzymes in the food vacuoles digest the prey, and contractile vacuoles expel excess water.
Observe ciliated cells throughout the human respiratory system
Cilia (yellow) in the oviduct of a rabbit; a false-colour scanning electron micrograph at 3,550 magnification eukaryotic cell
Discover how individual cilia employ viscous drag to coordinate power and recovery strokes for locomotion
Learn how the sweeping motions of coral cilia draw nutrients inward and expel wastes away from the coral
Observe protozoan microorganisms from a drop of pond water under optical and electron microscopes
Analyze the structure and motion of cilia and flagella
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Also Known As ciliums • cilia • undulipodia

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The protozoan called paramecium swims freely in its search for food such as bacteria. It captures the prey with its cilia (also shown enlarged). Enzymes in the food vacuoles digest the prey, and contractile vacuoles expel excess water.
Cilia (yellow) in the oviduct of a rabbit; a false-colour scanning electron micrograph at 3,550 magnification
eukaryotic cell
Observe ciliated cells throughout the human respiratory system
Discover how individual cilia employ viscous drag to coordinate power and recovery strokes for locomotion
Learn how the sweeping motions of coral cilia draw nutrients inward and expel wastes away from the coral
Observe protozoan microorganisms from a drop of pond water under optical and electron microscopes
Analyze the structure and motion of cilia and flagella
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