CONTENTS 

 PART I 



BEHAVIOR OF UNICELLULAR ORGANISMS 



CHAPTER I 



Behavior of Amceba 



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1. Structure and Movements of Amoeba i 



2. Reactions of Amoeba to Stimuli 6 



A. Reaction to Contact with Solids 6 



B. Reactions to Chemicals, Heat, Light, and Electricity 9 



C. How Amoeba gets Food . . . . . . . . . .12 



3. Features of General Significance in the Behavior of Amoeba ..... 19 

 Literature 25 



CHAPTER II 

 Behavior of Bacteria 



1. Structure and Movements 26 



2. Reactions to Stimuli 27 



3. General Features in the Behavior of Bacteria ....... 37 



Literature 40 



CHAPTER III 



Behavior of Infusoria; Paramecium 

 Structure; Movements; Method of Reaction to Stimuli 



Introductory 41 



1. Behavior of Paramecium; Structure ......... 41 



2. Movements 44 



3. Adaptiveness of the Movements • .... 45 



4. Reactions to Stimuli 47 



5. "Positive Reactions" 54 



Literature 58 



CHAPTER IV 



Behavior of Paramecium (continued) 



Special Features of the Reactions to a Number of Different Classes of Stimuli 



1. Reaction to Mechanical Stimuli 59 



2. Reactions to Chemical Stimuli 62 



