This amoeba, a single-celled organism, acquires energy by engulfing nutrients in the form of a yeast cell (red). Through a process called phagocytosis, the amoeba encloses the yeast cell with its ...
The film explores the microscopic world found in a drop of pond water, revealing a diverse ecosystem of tiny plants and animals. It illustrates how these microorganisms, such as amoebas, green algae, ...
The transitional state of this social amoeba is intriguing, as it usually exists as separate cells, but when conditions worsen, they assemble into multicellular aggregates and differentiate.