Ameboid Organisms

Duration: 33

Year Published: 1960

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Description: Discusses the wide variety of organisms which are grouped together as ameboid organisms through the possession of the pseudopod used im moving and feeding. Studies Amoeba proteus illustrating its organelles and layers and the chemical phenomena of its movement. Discusses amoeba living in diversified environments such as fresh water, salt water, soil, and the bodies of other animals. Shows by models the life cycle of cellular slime molds and their tendency toward differentiation before aggregation. Presents true slime molds, myxomycetes, and their life cycle posing questions with answers yet unknown to scientists.

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