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Biology of Protists, The

Synopsis
The video consists of 20 minutes of microscope footage of this important group of organisms with accompanying commentary. Covers: What is a Protist? 00:00; The Euglenids 02:40; Diatoms and Their Unlikely Relatives 04:20; Amoebas and Heliozoans 05:4; Green Protists 07:36; Colonial Protists 08:42; Insiders 09:55; Ciliated Protists 11:38; Paramecium 18:12.

The DVD starts with the same 20-minute instructional programme as the VHS video, broken down into easily-accessed modules, and adds 15 minutes of observational sequences of living protists, filmed with dramatic microscope techniques. The extra footage covers: Flagellated Protists; Flagellate "Unknowns" to identify; Amoeboid Protists; Amoeba "Unknowns" to identify; Ciliated Protists ; Ciliate "Unknowns" to identify
Series
Biology of..., The: Series
Language
English
Country
United States
Year of release
2004
Year of production
2004
Documentation
Study notes downloadable from http://ebiomedia.com/prod/BOprotists.html
Subjects
Biology
Keywords
micro-organisms; protists

Distribution Formats

Type
DVD
Format
Region 1
Price
$128.00
Availability
Sale
Duration/Size
35 minutes
Year
2004

Type
VHS
Format
NTSC
Price
$55.00 each
Availability
Sale
Duration/Size
20 minutes
Year
2004

Production Company

Name

Biomedia Associates

Web
http://ebiomedia.com External site opens in new window
Phone
+1 843 470 0236
Fax
+1 843 470 0237
Address
PO Box 1234
Beaufort
SC 29901-1234
USA

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