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Expert answer:Experiment 1: Viewing Preserved Species of Protist

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Solved by a verified expert:Experiment 1: Viewing Preserved Species of ProtistsIn this lab you will look at preserved specimen slides of the Protist kingdom. Whileexamining the slides, pay close attention to the individual characteristics of eachorganism (i.e. flagella, color, etc.).MaterialsEuglena Digital Slide ImagesParamecium Digital Slide ImagesProcedure:1. Observe the detail of each organism (does it have flagella, what size is it, etc.).Look at Question 1. Draw each organism and label the major structures.Post-Lab Questions1. For each digital image (Figure 5 and 6), label the major structures you can see.What type of locomotion do you think this protist employs?2. Whatadvantages do youwould gain by havingfilamentous, orthink a protista unicellular,colonial form?Figure 5: A digital © 2013 eScience Labs, LLC. 1000Xslide picture of EuglenaAll Rights Reserved Figure 6: A digital slide picture of Paramecium 1000x

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