Diagram Of Paramecium Under Microscope. Viewing paramecium under a microscope is a fun project for both kids and parents. Cells are typically oval elongated foot or cigar shaped which are rounded at the front and pointed at the back.
To observe paramecium under microscope take a jar with mud grass and pond water. Members of this group are characterized by having cilia or little hair like structures covering their surface. Once called slipper animalcules due to their oblong shape paramecium live in a variety of watery environments both fresh and salt although they are most abundant in stagnant bodies of water.
After a few days place a drop of water from the jar on a slide and cover it with a cover slip.
Paramecium exhibit both sexual and asexual reproduction. The paramecium moves using its cilia. Paramecium is a single celled organism resembling in shape to that of the sole of a shoe. Using a student biological microscope also known as a compound microscope you can grow some paramecium and watch as they swim around just like the video below.
