AMtEBA. 



Carefully wipe a thin glass cover, breathe upon it, and, 

 resting one edge of it upon the side of the drop opposite 

 the piece of paper, gently lower the cover on to the paper, 





FIG. 1. Amoeba proteus, magnified two hundred diameters. 



a. Endosarc. b. Simple Pseudopodia. c. Ectosarc. d. First stage 

 in the growth of a Pseudopodium. e. Pseudopodium a little older than d. 

 f. Branched Pseudopodium. y. Food vacuole. h. Food ball. L Endo- 

 plast. k. Contractile vesiole. 



thus spreading out the drop into a very thin layer. A 

 needle fastened into a handle should be used to lower the 

 cover into place. 



