AMOEBA- COLORING PAGE

 

AMOEBA- COLORING PAGE 

amoeba- noun, Greek

amoeba (pronounced a mēbà;  plural -E; -BAS; baz L BÆ bē )

             A microscopic animalcule of any of several species, common in stagnant fresh water. It is one of the simplest animals,  consisting of a nucleated mass of protoplasm, with out a distinct cell wall.

 

Illustration:

      Amœba 

         1 Nucleus 

         2 Contractile Vacuole 

         3 Food Vacuoles 

References:

Webster Noa WEBSTER'S ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DICTIONARY ABRIDGED FROM WEBSTER'S NEW INTERNATIONAL DICTIONARY NEW YORK CINCINNATI CHICAGO AMERICAN BOOK COMPANY SPRINGFIELD MASS G & C MERRIAM CO 1914