Week 5 Nov 9 thru 13

Coleochaete Reference Prescott, G.W. Algage of The Western Great Lake Area . Bloomfield Hills Michigan:pg 697 Cranbrook Institute of Science, 1951.



Nauplius Cyclops reference Pennok M.D., Robert W. Freshwater Invertebrates of the United States. New York : The Ronald Press Company , 1953. 388

Nauplus Cyclops

In week 5 not a lot of stuff was moving compared to the last couple of weeks. Everything im assuming just died.There was nothing really moving at all by the soil layer. I did see Nauplius Cyclops, Coleochaete and Asterococcus that had died it was been eaten by some gastric that looked similar ti a bunch of ants. I also did see some cool little things that looked like worms. This project was a very neat project it let me see how the smaller creatures on earth move around that people really do never notice.

Week 4 Nov 4

Cyclops From:Grinis, Kenneth, and Bruce J Russell. Guide to Microlife. 1996. 204. Print.

During Week 4 of the microaquarium I took a picture of the cyclops which was very interesting to me to watch how he move around from the soil to to the open area. I also took a video of Rotifer on moss which was very neat to me every week i learn more and more about this interesting creatures. It is very odd to me how this organisms live in the small area and are able to stay alive. I can not wait tell next week to go in and check out what my cyclops friend is doing this week.

week 3

As I was looking at my microaquarium during week 3. I noticed that the fern had grown and it also appeared that the fern had little hairs gr owning on the side of it. I also observed that my little buddy amoeba had grown since last week. It seemed this week that all the activity is around the fern or near the soil layer. I also noticed that there seem to be something that look like grass growing from the soil layer. Another thing I would like to find out is there seemed to be something that looked like a nest growing on the fern hopefully in week 4 i will find out more about this.

Week 2 Oct 21

During Week 2 I observed many more organisms than the previous week. I discoverd things like bacteria that have started growing a little bit.I found some annelids these worms had a segment body with pink spots on the body. I also had Epistyles and Amoeba under the microscope. I also notice this week that everything was moving in a fast passed. Next week I hope to continue to find more interesting things in the microaquarium. Source for photo and video Grinis, Kenneth, and Bruce J Russell. Guide to Microlife. 1996. 156. Print. Epistylis Patterson , D.J. Bcs PHD. Free Living Protozne A Color Guide. New York, New York: John Wiley and Sons Inc , 1996. 209. Print

food "Atison's Betta Food" is made by Ocean Nutrition, Aqua Pet Americas, 3528 West 500 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84104. Ingredients: Fish meal, wheat flower, soy meal, krill meal, minerals, vitamins and preservatives. Analysis: Crude Protein 36%; Crude fat 4.5%; Crude Fiber 3.5%; Moisture 8% and Ash 15%.

Week 1 Photo

Week 1

This week in the MicroAquarium
1st I obtain a a MicroAquarium
2nd I colored code my aquarium
3rd using a pipet I extract water from the contaner labeled # 10 i pulled water from the bottom and top about 1/3 from each
4. I decorate my microaquarium with plants provide in lab.

When I viewed the MicroAquarium under the microscope. I saw a bunch of small ovale shape that could be compared to ants working in a colony they were going in and out of the muck. Alot of single cell organallews were seen. Also what look like a minature work or slug.

Plant A . Amblystegium varium (Hedw.) Lindb. Moss. Collection from: Natural spring. at Carters Mill Park, Carter Mill Road, Knox Co. TN. Partial shade exposure. N36 01.168 W83 42.832. 10/11/2009Plant B. Utricularia vulgaris L. Flowering