Explain how does Paramecium obtain its food.

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(N/A) Paramecium is a unicellular organism that follows holozoic nutrition.
It possesses a specific region known as the cytostome or oral groove for food ingestion.
The entire surface of the Paramecium is covered with hair-like structures called cilia.
These cilia beat in a coordinated rhythmic motion,creating water currents that sweep food particles (like bacteria) towards the oral groove.
Once the food enters the oral groove,it is engulfed into a food vacuole,where digestion occurs.

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