. Zoölogy [microform] : descriptive and practical. Zoology; Zoologie. li -w^ â âMl f 'â CHAPTER XVIII. BRANCH PROTOZOA. THE ONE-CELLED ANLMALS. Amoeba.â The Proteus Animalcule. â One of the sim- plest forms of animal life is the Amoeba. It is found in the slimy coating usually found on submerged leaves and stems in standing water, or in the slimy ooze resting on the mud at the bottonn. If this ooze be examined under a high power of a microscope, amoebae may usually be found, though occasionally one has to search for some time Endoplatm Ectoplaim. PKudopodt retracting GMtractile vacuole Food v
. Zoölogy [microform] : descriptive and practical. Zoology; Zoologie. li -w^ â âMl f 'â CHAPTER XVIII. BRANCH PROTOZOA. THE ONE-CELLED ANLMALS. Amoeba.â The Proteus Animalcule. â One of the sim- plest forms of animal life is the Amoeba. It is found in the slimy coating usually found on submerged leaves and stems in standing water, or in the slimy ooze resting on the mud at the bottonn. If this ooze be examined under a high power of a microscope, amoebae may usually be found, though occasionally one has to search for some time Endoplatm Ectoplaim. PKudopodt retracting GMtractile vacuole Food vacuoles Fig. i68. Am(eba. before he is successful. And it is difficult for a begin- ner to be certain, at first, whether what he has found is really an amoeba. An amoeba is a speck of clear, color- less, jellylike :^nbstance called protoplasm, with a distinct, though delicate, outline. There can usually be discerned a clearer outer layer, the ectoplasm, and a more dotted cen- tral portion, the cndoplasm; but there is no distinct line between the two. Sometimes one can see a more dense a86. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Colton, Buel P. (Buel Preston), 1852-1906. Toronto : Copp, Clark
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