This week was interesting like all the others, but finally got a picture of an amoeba.(Below)
Dr. McFarland Identified both of these for me.
Max Patch
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Week Number 5
Observations:
This week was interesting like all the others, but finally got a picture of an amoeba.(Below)
Then I saw something entirely new, a diatom. And following him were tons more. All kinds of shapes and sizes.
This week was interesting like all the others, but finally got a picture of an amoeba.(Below)
Week Number 4
Observations:
Well, this week I observed my micro-aquarium and saw more of what I saw last week. There is so much life in such a small space. They all move so fast too. Well, fast compared to how quickly I can move the slide and take a picture. Hence no pictures this week. I even got to see an amoeba this week, It slid and bobbed by. Everyone's heard of them, but its completely to see one for yourself.
So to finish this, I like this project so far.
Well, this week I observed my micro-aquarium and saw more of what I saw last week. There is so much life in such a small space. They all move so fast too. Well, fast compared to how quickly I can move the slide and take a picture. Hence no pictures this week. I even got to see an amoeba this week, It slid and bobbed by. Everyone's heard of them, but its completely to see one for yourself.
So to finish this, I like this project so far.
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Week Number 3
Observations:
On Friday I got to observe my micro aquarium and was amazed to see a plethora of strange creatures living amongst the plants. Each was different and had its own characteristics. One of which was the vorticella.(As seen below). It looks like a bell shaped creature and it sucks all kinds of things into its cavity with tons of little hairs.
The next was the Paramecium. It basically eats everything that's alive or dead it seems. It especially liked the food pellet.
And then the Lecane Rotifer.I didnt see it eating but it looks quite similar to the Alien in Aliens(The movie of course) Quite an interesting little guy.
1) Vorticella
Patterson, D. Free-Living Freshwater Protozoa: A Colour Guide. London, UK. Wolfe Publishing Ltd. 1992.
(Fig. 233 Pg. 113)
2) Paramecium
(Fig. 348 Pg. 154)
3) Lecane Rotifer
Thorp, J.; Covich, A. Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater Invertebrates. San Diego, California. Academic Press, Inc. 1991.
(Fig. 8.54 Pg. 234)
On Friday I got to observe my micro aquarium and was amazed to see a plethora of strange creatures living amongst the plants. Each was different and had its own characteristics. One of which was the vorticella.(As seen below). It looks like a bell shaped creature and it sucks all kinds of things into its cavity with tons of little hairs.
The next was the Paramecium. It basically eats everything that's alive or dead it seems. It especially liked the food pellet.
And then the Lecane Rotifer.I didnt see it eating but it looks quite similar to the Alien in Aliens(The movie of course) Quite an interesting little guy.
1) Vorticella
Patterson, D. Free-Living Freshwater Protozoa: A Colour Guide. London, UK. Wolfe Publishing Ltd. 1992.
(Fig. 233 Pg. 113)
2) Paramecium
(Fig. 348 Pg. 154)
3) Lecane Rotifer
Thorp, J.; Covich, A. Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater Invertebrates. San Diego, California. Academic Press, Inc. 1991.
(Fig. 8.54 Pg. 234)
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Week Number 2
Observations:
This week I have to say I didn't see many new things in my aquarium. I was sick all week and only had a few minutes to look over it. I saw more of the brown blobs and tons more of the twirling clear oval guys. I can;t wait to figure out what they are. There is some weird movement in the nodules on the carnivorous plant, perhaps its the organisms that it captured for food. Sorry about the shortness guys, but having the flu's no fun.
This week I have to say I didn't see many new things in my aquarium. I was sick all week and only had a few minutes to look over it. I saw more of the brown blobs and tons more of the twirling clear oval guys. I can;t wait to figure out what they are. There is some weird movement in the nodules on the carnivorous plant, perhaps its the organisms that it captured for food. Sorry about the shortness guys, but having the flu's no fun.
Monday, October 18, 2010
Week Number 1
Procedure: We were given a mini-aquarium, stand, and lid. Our first order of business was to use colored dots and label the tanks as ours(Class, Table, Seat). Then were we allowed to choose a water source from the thirteen listed on the main site. Then we used a pipet to draw some of the soil from the bottom of the container, followed by some water from the middle layer, and then water from the top part of the container. As the surface of the water is not large enough to support proper exchanges of gases, we added two kinds of plants(A,B) to provide life sustaining oxygen.
Then we took our first observations, and after that we placed our aquarium in the tray provided to us by our instructor.
Water Source:
10. Water pool below spring. Lynnhurst Cemetery off of Adair Drive. Knox Co. Knoxville TN. Partial shade exposure Spring Feed Pond N36 01.357 W83 55.731 958 ft 10/10/2010
Plant A . Fontinalis sp. Moss. Collection from: Natural spring. at Carters Mill Park, Carter Mill Road, Knox Co. TN. Partial shade exposure. N36 01.168 W83 42.832. 10/10/2010
Plant B. Utricularia gibba L. Flowering plant. A carnivous plant. Original material from south shore of Spain Lake (N 35o55 12.35" W088o20' 47.00), Camp Bella Air Rd. East of Sparta Tn. in White Co. and grown in water tanks outside of greenhouse at Hesler Biology Building. The University of Tennessee. Knox Co. Knoxville TN.
Week 1 Observations:
At first, I saw nothing under the microscope, but suddenly a clear blob whirled into view, and just as suddenly, it darted out of vision. Then I decided to move to look at one of the two plants and was rewarded with a pleasant surprise, an undulating brown balloon creature that seemed to have a tail that latched onto the plant and guided it along. The creature seemed to have a transparent outline, whereas the inside was brown and constantly moving. When it would let go of the plant it would float in a similar fashion to a hot air balloon. Thus concluding my first observations of my MicroAquarium.
Then we took our first observations, and after that we placed our aquarium in the tray provided to us by our instructor.
Water Source:
10. Water pool below spring. Lynnhurst Cemetery
10. Water pool below spring. Lynnhurst Cemetery off of Adair Drive. Knox Co. Knoxville TN. Partial shade exposure Spring Feed Pond N36 01.357 W83 55.731 958 ft 10/10/2010
PLANTS A and B ADDED TO MICROAQUARIUM
Letters reference the labels on the containers in the lab.Plant A . Fontinalis sp. Moss. Collection from: Natural spring. at Carters Mill Park, Carter Mill Road, Knox Co. TN. Partial shade exposure. N36 01.168 W83 42.832. 10/10/2010
Plant B. Utricularia gibba L. Flowering plant. A carnivous plant. Original material from south shore of Spain Lake (N 35o55 12.35" W088o20' 47.00), Camp Bella Air Rd. East of Sparta Tn. in White Co. and grown in water tanks outside of greenhouse at Hesler Biology Building. The University of Tennessee. Knox Co. Knoxville TN.
Week 1 Observations:
At first, I saw nothing under the microscope, but suddenly a clear blob whirled into view, and just as suddenly, it darted out of vision. Then I decided to move to look at one of the two plants and was rewarded with a pleasant surprise, an undulating brown balloon creature that seemed to have a tail that latched onto the plant and guided it along. The creature seemed to have a transparent outline, whereas the inside was brown and constantly moving. When it would let go of the plant it would float in a similar fashion to a hot air balloon. Thus concluding my first observations of my MicroAquarium.
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