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    Ciliates feed by sweeping food and water into their cytostome through ciliary beating. Food vacuoles then form as food is consumed inside the cell. Congo red stain shows the change in pH of food vacuoles from alkaline red to acidic blue. Undigested food collects in vacuoles near the anal pore of Paramecium until pressure builds up and forces the pore to open, releasing the waste out of the cell.

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    Ciliates feed by sweeping food and water into their cytostome through ciliary beating. Food vacuoles then form as food is consumed inside the cell. Congo red stain shows the change in pH of food vacuoles from alkaline red to acidic blue. Undigested food collects in vacuoles near the anal pore of Paramecium until pressure builds up and forces the pore to open, releasing the waste out of the cell.

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    Miguel Eduardo Sison Jarabelo
    Ciliates feed by sweeping food and water into their cytostome through ciliary beating. Food vacuoles then form as food is consumed inside the cell. Congo red stain shows the change in pH of food vacuoles from alkaline red to acidic blue. Undigested food collects in vacuoles near the anal pore of Paramecium until pressure builds up and forces the pore to open, releasing the waste out of the cell.

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    5/26/12

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    What is the manner of feeding utilized by the ciliates? How is using Congo red useful in observing the formation of food vacuoles?

    Through ciliary beating Sweep food and water into cytostome then gullet When enough food is consumed, food vacuoles forms Congo red stains the food vacuole (acidic enzymes) Shows change in pH as it goes from alkaline red to acidic blue

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    What happens to the undigested food in the Paramecium? Illustrate and describe the process

    The food vacuole that reaches the anal pore would contain only undigested food. The undigested food would pile up, creating pressure near the pore. Once pressure builds up, pressure is released and the anal pore is forced to open This releases undigested food particles onto the organisms environment.

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