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Explain how a unicellular organisms, such as a paramecium, uses cilla to help with nutrition

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Paramecium obtain their food through the use of tiny hairs called cilia; they use the cilia to move the food into the oral groove until it reaches the mouth opening. The cilia are also used to help the paramecium move.

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