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What regulates the amount of water in paramecium and amoeba?

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In Amoeba and Paramoecium, osmoregulation occurs through contractile vacoule. Osmoregulation is a phenomenon in which contractile vacuole plays an important role in maintaining the water balance of the cell. Paramoecium contains two contractile vacuoles which have fixed position.

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