In Paramoecium, coordinated beating of cilia steers food-laden water into the
Acontractile vacuole
Bpseudopodium tip
Cgullet cavity
Douter pellicle
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. gullet cavity
Ciliated protozoans have a gullet, and rows of beating cilia push water carrying food into it.
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