复数： amoebae amoebas
易混淆的单词： Amoeba

Did you ever hear of a sneaky amoeba ?

你听说过诡计多端的阿米巴变形虫吗？

Later on , it became evident that telomere dna with its characteristic sequence is present in most plants and animals , from amoeba to man .

随后渐渐明晰的是，带有其特征序列的端粒dna存在于大多数植物以及从变形虫到人等动物中。

Trichoplax adhaerens is a tiny seawater organism that lacks any organs and has only five types of cells , giving it the appearance of an amoeba .

丝盘虫是一种微小的海生生物，没有器官，只有5种类型的细胞，这使其具有变形虫的外观。

He discovered that myosin is only needed for the first and final stages of the amoeba 's development and that , in all stages between , myosin is like a candy bar after lunch -- nice but not needed .

他发现，阿米巴虫只在发育的最初和最后阶段需要肌凝蛋白，而在所有的生长阶段之间，肌凝蛋白就如同午饭之后的糖果棒美味但并不是必需的。

Sure , it helps to know some history , but a grasp of biology now is even more useful - like how an amoeba reproduces by constantly splitting itself in half .

当然，了解一些历史会有所帮助，但是掌握生物学知识现在更有用的-例如阿米巴虫是如何不断一分为二，分裂繁殖的。