The story for kids
This is a paramecium. Its shape looks like a tiny slipper. Its body is covered in thousands of little hairs that wave like paddles, and it swims by spinning around. With its little hairs, it sweeps bacteria into its mouth. And when it grows bigger, it splits in two.
Facts
- Its shape looks like a slipper.
- Its body is covered with thousands of tiny hairs that beat like oars.
- It sweeps food into its mouth with its hairs, and it splits in two.
Numbers
- Size
- 0.2–0.3 mm
- Lives in
- Ponds
- Eats
- Bacteria
- Reproduces
- Splits in two