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Euglena gracilis

By John Gabrys and Adam Zajac. Euglena gracilis. Euglena gracilis and other species of Euglena are members of the Protist Kingdom. The Protist kingdom is home to microscopic organisms like amoeba.

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Euglena gracilis

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  1. By John Gabrys and Adam Zajac Euglena gracilis

  2. Euglena gracilisand other species of Euglena are members of the Protist Kingdom. • The Protist kingdom is home to microscopic organisms like amoeba. • Euglena is part of this Kingdom because no scientist is sure whether it is an animal or a plant. • It has the properties of making its own food like a plant but it preys on other organisms like an animal. Classification

  3. Euglena feeds on algae which gives them their green color • The green parts you see in their body are chloroplasts. Euglena Characteristics

  4. Euglena uses asexual reproduction to reproduce. • Euglena goes through Mitosis which is the division of the nucleus. It then uses Binary fission to divide the rest of the cell. Euglena Reproduction

  5. There are 7 different steps in Mitosis. • 1. Interphase - Chromosomes duplicate and remained attached. • 2. Prophase – Chromatin become visible Centriols begin moving to opposite sides of the cell. • 3. Prometaphase – The nuclear membrane breaks down Proteins attach to the centromeres creating the kinetochores. Mitosis

  6. 4. Metaphase – Spindle fibers align in the center of the cells nucleus. • 5. Paired chromosomes separate and move to opposite ends of the cell. • 6. Telophase – Chromatids arrive at opposite sides of the cell and new membranse form around them • 7. The cell splits into two daughter cells.

  7. 1. The parent cell grows to its maximum size. • 2. The cell duplicates its chromosomes. • 3. The cell then grows to increase space between the duplicated chromosomes. Binary fission

  8. 4. The cell develops either a cell wall (Prokaryotes) or cleavage furrow which divides the cell in half. • 5. The cells can remain attached or divide but either way they are independent cells. • 6. The process then repeats.

  9. Euglena which is similar to algae in many ways can be used to create fuel or other market products • Scientists believe that Bio fuel produced from Algae can compete with fossil fuels in the future. Impact

  10. http://www.ted.com/talks/jonathan_trent_energy_from_floating_algae_pods.htmlhttp://www.ted.com/talks/jonathan_trent_energy_from_floating_algae_pods.html

  11. Michael, G. (2004, October). The university of arizona. Retrieved from http://www.biology.arizona.edu/cell_bio/tutorials/ cell_cycle/cells3.html • Starr, C. (1992). The unity and diversity of life. Retrieved from http://www.scienceprofonline.com/microbiology/ binary-fission-cell-division-reproduction- prokaryotes.html • TEDGlobal. () (2012, June). Energy from floating algae pods. [0]. Retrieved from http://www.ted.com/talks/jonathan_trent_energy_from_floating_ algae_pods.html • Moran, M. (2002). www.fcps.edu. Retrieved from http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/euglena.htm Work Cited

  12. walter, D. (n.d.). Encyclopedia brittanica. [0]. Retrieved from http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/media/54 11/Euglena-gracilis • Cummings, B. (2004). The growth of bacterial cultures. Retrieved from 1http://classes.midlandstech.edu/carterp/course/ bio225/chap06/microbial growth ss4.htm

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