A Multiweek Project Examining the Chemotactic Behavior of Tetrahymena in an Undergraduate Biology Laboratory

摘要

Single-celled eukaryotes offer a wide range of benefits for laboratory exploration by undergraduate students. , a free-living ciliate, has proven to be especially beneficial in laboratory exercises for both K–12 and college-level students ( ). The Advancing Secondary Science Education through Tetrahymena (ASSET) program at Cornell University ( ) offers modules for science exploration for all levels of education. Phagocytosis, population growth, microscopic staining, and chemokinesis have all been presented by Bozzone ( ) as options for basic procedures with as well as opportunities for student-designed experiments. Beyond its use in educational settings, has been proposed as a test organism for the detection of pharmaceuticals and pollutants ( , ).