My water source is Meads Quarry, Island Home Ave. Knox. Co. Tennessee. Partial sun exposure, rock quarry. N35 57.162 W83 51.960 880.
"Atison's Betta Food". Made by Ocean Nutrition, Aqua Pet Americas, 3528 West 500 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84104. Ingredients include: 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%.
Friday, October 30, 2009
Observation 3: Newly Discovered Life
This week in the observation of my microorganism aquarium, I found that the algae I had seen last week had multiplied around both plant A and plant B. I also saw that more of the organisms seemed to be accumulating around the area of the aquarium that contain the plant samples. Along with this, new single celled organisms seemed to have appeared and they are more cylinder in shape than circular and seem to center around the high areas of soil and the plants.
I also discovered a new multi-cellular organism called a nematode. It resembles a worm, and under the microscope appears a dark green in color. It moves in whip like motions as well as curling around its self and what appears to be a flipping motion. When moving forward it is extremely fast in a snake like slithering motion. What was different about this organism is that I could also see it without the use of a microscope. With the naked eye it appears white, but is very small. You can also see its more excessive motions when looking at it without a microscope. I attempted to get a picture, but it moved into the soil before I was able to make it to the camera.
As for my cyclops, I didn't see much of Scott today, but I think I caought a glimpse of him moving through the main mass of soil in the middle of the bottom area of the aquarium.
I also discovered a new multi-cellular organism called a nematode. It resembles a worm, and under the microscope appears a dark green in color. It moves in whip like motions as well as curling around its self and what appears to be a flipping motion. When moving forward it is extremely fast in a snake like slithering motion. What was different about this organism is that I could also see it without the use of a microscope. With the naked eye it appears white, but is very small. You can also see its more excessive motions when looking at it without a microscope. I attempted to get a picture, but it moved into the soil before I was able to make it to the camera.
As for my cyclops, I didn't see much of Scott today, but I think I caought a glimpse of him moving through the main mass of soil in the middle of the bottom area of the aquarium.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Observation 2
I once again observed my microorganism aquarium. Much of what I observed was very similar to what I noticed in my last observation, but I did notice some new organisms. Aside from the single celled organisms I observed last week, I also saw what appeared to be cube like structures, which I believe to be water-web, a green algae, or a blue-green algae. I saw the majority of these in the area surrounding plant A, and a few in the area surrounding plant B.
I also saw a round, clear organism towards the base of the aquarium, but not quite in the soil itself. It moved in a sort of throbbing, circular motion. I once again saw my cyclops, Scott, in the area between plant A and plant B. Not much had changed in my aquarium, but I was pleased to find some new organisms.
I also saw a round, clear organism towards the base of the aquarium, but not quite in the soil itself. It moved in a sort of throbbing, circular motion. I once again saw my cyclops, Scott, in the area between plant A and plant B. Not much had changed in my aquarium, but I was pleased to find some new organisms.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Observation 1- Scott
We have started out term project in Biology 111, also known as Botany. Our term project consists of a personal microorganism aquarium, and our observations of said microorganism aquarium. My observations will be recorded in this blog over the next four week period.
We started out term project by making the aquarium itself out of a small rectangular, extremely thin, glass container. We had a selection of different water and soil sources, which will be recorded in the next blog update. The first element of the aquarium consisted of the dirt which we deposited into the bottom of our aqaurium's to give out microorganisms both a "home" and food. Then we took a sample of water from the same source our soil came from and filled the aquarium until it was about three fourths of the way full. Along with the soil and water we also placed two plant samples into the aquarium to observe the effect the plant might have over out organisms over the period of the project.
I was surprised by the amount of life I saw in my aquarium already. I have a multiple single celled organisms, which to me look like little black moving dots. I also have an organism that i have decided to make my new pet. Yes out lab teachers said the girls would do this, and I have. Aside from my single celled organisms I also have a cyclops which I have named Scott. He is a microscopic "bug" and while he is transparent for the most part, you can clearly see his shape, that looks like plate like armor. He has a oval body with a "tail" and three "legs" on each side of his body. What defines Scott from other microscopic bugs, is the bright red dot on the top of his head, thus a cyclops. From what I observed this week, he tends to move either through the dirt or on the outer edges of the aquarium wall.
We started out term project by making the aquarium itself out of a small rectangular, extremely thin, glass container. We had a selection of different water and soil sources, which will be recorded in the next blog update. The first element of the aquarium consisted of the dirt which we deposited into the bottom of our aqaurium's to give out microorganisms both a "home" and food. Then we took a sample of water from the same source our soil came from and filled the aquarium until it was about three fourths of the way full. Along with the soil and water we also placed two plant samples into the aquarium to observe the effect the plant might have over out organisms over the period of the project.
I was surprised by the amount of life I saw in my aquarium already. I have a multiple single celled organisms, which to me look like little black moving dots. I also have an organism that i have decided to make my new pet. Yes out lab teachers said the girls would do this, and I have. Aside from my single celled organisms I also have a cyclops which I have named Scott. He is a microscopic "bug" and while he is transparent for the most part, you can clearly see his shape, that looks like plate like armor. He has a oval body with a "tail" and three "legs" on each side of his body. What defines Scott from other microscopic bugs, is the bright red dot on the top of his head, thus a cyclops. From what I observed this week, he tends to move either through the dirt or on the outer edges of the aquarium wall.
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