Ciliate can be defined as single-celled eukaryotic organism belonging to the Taxonomic Phylum Protozoa.
They possess small but motile extensions of the cytoplasm called the Cilia. The Cilia help in their movement.
They possess two nucleus.
The larger nucleus, also called the vegetative nucleus, is polyploid in nature and helps the cell to regulate its metabolism and phenotype.
The smaller nucleus, also called the generative nucleus, is diploid in nature, contains the genome and is responsible for transmitting information to the next generation.
Other organelles in the cells are well developed.
An essential organelle is the Contractile Vacuole which is capable of maintaining the osmotic pressure in the cell by ejecting excess water out of the cell.
Explanation: Just as we communicate to each other to initiate a response, cells must also communicate. Of the 7 characteristics of life the characteristic that states a living things respond to their environment most closely relates why cell communication is important and it evolved
