1. The Protozoan Cell.- A. Introduction.- B. Protozoan Systematics.- C. Evolution of Protozoa.
- D. Free-living Protozoa.- (i) Mastigophora -- The Flagellates.- (ii) Sarcodina -- The Amoebae.- (iii) Ciliophora -- The Ciliates.- E. The Protozoan Cell.- 2.
How Protozoa Obtain Energy.- A. Introduction.- B. Modes of Feeding.- (i) Protozoa With a Cytostome or Cell Mouth.- (ii) Protozoa Lacking a Cytostome.- (iii) Pinocytosis.
- C. Food Selection in Protozoa.- D. Digestive Processes.- E. Symbiotic Relationships in Protozoa.- F. Factors Influencing Feeding.
- 3. Physiological Functioning of Protozoa.- A. Introduction.- B. Asexual Life-cycle.- (i) Types of Binary Fission.- (ii) Mean Cell Volume Variation.
- (iii) Growth and Factors Influencing Growth and Division.- C. Sexual Reproduction.- (i) Factors Stimulating Sexual Reproduction.- (ii) Isogamous Reproduction.- (iii) Anisogamous Reproduction.- D. Respiration.
- (i) Aerobic Respiration.- (ii) Anaerobic Respiration.- E. Osmoregulation and Excretion.- 4. Movement.- A. Introduction.
- B. The Structure of Locomotory Organelles.- (i) CiliophoraandMastigophora.- (ii) Sarcodina.- C. Chemical Basis of Movement.- (i) Chemical Processes in Cilia and Flagella.- (ii) Chemical Processes in Amoeboid Movement.
- D. Forms of Locomotion.- (i) Locomotion in Ciliates and Flagellates.- (ii) Contractile Movement in Ciliates.- (iii) Locomotion in Sarcodina.- E. Factors Influencing Speed of Movement.- (i) Flagellates.
- (ii) Ciliates.- (iii) Sarcodina.- 5. Trophic Relations of Protozoa.- A. Introduction.- B. Protozoan Energetics.
- (i) The Energy Equivalents of Protozoa and their Food.- (ii) Energetics.- (iii) How Protozoa Maximise Net Energy Returns from their Feeding Behaviour.- C. r-K Selection in Protozoan Populations.- D. Interactions of Bacterivorous Protozoa with their Food Source.- (i) The Impact of Protozoa on their Bacterial Food Source.
- (ii) The Role of Protozoa in Nutrient Recycling.- E. Predators of Protozoa.- 6. Ecology and Adaptability.- A. Introduction.- B.
Ecology and Adaptation in the Natural Environment.- C. Encystment.- D. Protozoa in Sewage Treatment.- E. The Role of Protozoa in Polluted Ecosystems.- 7.
Conclusions.