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Here we highlight products at Living Science that you may not know about, or you may have seen on the product list, but you may wonder why we would carry this and for what purpose?
"Amoeba Proteus" - What is this, and why do we provide this item for our schools?
"Amoeba Proteus" - What is this, and why do we provide this item for our schools?
Amoeba Proteus is a classical example of a rhizopod. They are delicate, very small, and difficult to see and culture.
Amoebas are simply single celled organisms. As such, they can only be viewed using a microscope.Â
Viewing amoebas under the microscope without staining is a simple method that allows students to view them live as they use the finger like projections (pseudopods) to elongate and shorten, making the organism move about or engulf given substrates.
Another method using the microscope involves fixing and staining. This kills the amoeba, but allows the student to get a better view of the structure and organelles of the organism.
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