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- - - - Each paramecium has contractile vacuoles that are constantly pumping water in and out of the cell, maintaining Turgor pressure. Turgor pressure is found in many cells and keeps the shape of the cell so it can continue to function. If the contractile vacuoles stop working, the paramecium will explode.
        
        A paramecium reproduces by conjugation, the process of transferring DNA by fusing the plasma membranes of two cells and creating a bridge for DNA to travel over. This is better for genetic variability because you are not copying DNA, but transferring it, and there are many opportunities for mutations and losing of DNA.
- - - - Part of phytoplankton, sediment