Introduction: Euglenas are unicellular organisms classified into the Kingdom Protista, and the Phylum Euglenophyta. All euglena have chloroplasts and can make their own food by photosynthesis. They are not completely autotrophic though, euglena can also absorb food from their environment; euglenas usually live in quiet ponds or puddles. (Biologycorner.com, 2016) Euglena is a interesting specie because they are combination of plant and animal. They can feed themselves through photosynthesis like a
Mr. Euglena is trapped in a crowded area and must be able to travel to a less crowded area to live. The biological processes of photosynthesis and aerobic respiration allow him to do this. Because of these two processes, energy is given to the kinetosome, which then allows the flagellum of Mr. Euglena to move him to a less crowded area. Mr. Euglena is aware that he must move to less crowded area in order to live. However, he waits patiently for the sun to gradually move higher in the sky. He believes
Protists were a dominant form of life on Earth 1.5 billion years ago (Laybourn-Parry). A protozoa, a eukaryotic organism, has existed from the beginning of time and in various environments and conditions, such as hot and cold water. Their success is mainly due to their ability to adapt to their environments. Protists are mixotrophs, meaning that they are capable heterotrophy (secondary energy derivation through the consumption of other organisms) and autotrophy (primary energy derivation
Microscopy is the technical field of using microscopes which is a device that views object or specimen that are too small to be seen with the naked eye. In history, optical microscope is the first microscope to be developed containing one or more lenses producing an enlarged image of a sample placed in the focal plane by unidentified person. With the advancement of technology, compound microscopes that we are using today were claimed to be invented by Zacharias Jansen. Compound microscope is a microscope
Endosymbiosis is important as it enables us to understand the evolution of eukaryotes from the common ancestor. This essay will focus on: the early evolution of our eukaryote ancestor during Precambrian period, plastids origin along the algae family due to second endosymbiosis; discuss the evidence that supports the theory, including further examples of endosymbiosis. The theory, as discussed by Lynn Margulis, states that mitochondria originated from α-proteobacteria bacterium which was engulfed