Observations Week 5

When first observing the microaquarium on 5x microscope it was initially and immediately clear that there were far more organisms inhabiting the aquarium and the amount of diversity was now greater than ever.

• Again, there were far more moving organisms toward the bottom of the micro aquarium and many, many unicellular examples towards the top.

(Patterson, 1996)

  These  uni cellular organisms hardly move and if they do its at a very slow, and repeditive pace.

(Patterson 1996)

This is an example of the organism Euplotes sp., which was seen throughout the micro aquarium, but mainly towards the bottom.

McFarland, Kenneth [Internet] Botany 111 Fall 2013. [cited 20/11/2013]. Available from http://botany1112013.blogspot.com/

Patterson D.J., Hedley S. 2003 – Free-living freshwater protozoa – a colour guide – Man- son Publishing, Washington, 223 pp.