can paramecium survive in a salt water environment?

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can paramecium survive in a salt water environment?

2007-09-14 03:48:16 · 3 answers · asked by orangeishblueboy 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology

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Within hours it will begin to show changes in the movement of the food vacuoles, formation of contractile vacuole, and cyclosis etc. As water will escape from the body due salinity in the external environment it will feel uncomfortable and eventually die in a few hours.

2007-09-18 00:24:48 · answer #1 · answered by Ishan26 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

No. Osmosis draws the water out of their cells until there isn't enough left to sustain living functions.

2007-09-14 16:46:53 · answer #2 · answered by morph_888 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

No.. they would shrivel up and die :)

2007-09-14 10:57:33 · answer #3 · answered by nixity 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋