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The paramecium eats foods that include algae, bacteria and other protozoa or protists. In turn, the paramecium is preyed upon by other protists like amoebas, flatworms and water fleas. This organism is uni-cellular and reproduces through binary fission, or it splits in half.
Paramecium are heterotrophs. Their common form of prey is bacteria. A single organism has the ability to eat 5,000 bacteria a day. They are also known to feed on yeasts, algae, and small protozoa. Paramecium capture their prey through phagocytosis. Paramecium are capable of both sexual and asexual reproduction. Asexual reproduction is the most common, and this is accomplished by the organism dividing transversely. The macronucleus elongates and splits.