Week 1 Observations

Water source :Carter Mill Park at spring source, Carter Mill Road, Knox Co. Tennessee Partial shade exposure N36 01.168 W83 42.832 940 ft 10/9/2011 ( McFarland)

My Microaquarium !

Observed Thursday, October, 25, 2012
So this week there were a lot more organisms than last week, but still not alot. Things were looking more lively, but some of the water had been depleted.

First I observed quite a few organisms that were too small to identify. There were two kinds i kept spotting: long skinning worm like ones, and small black dots running around. The long skinny ones might possibly be bactiera.

Heres is the organisms observed that were large enough to identify and were photogenic, except the Cyclidium sp. , it didnt want its picture taken.

Here's the booger that wouldn't stay still for a picture lol. Why? as his name suggests, he spins around and around in a circluar motion. I saw a couple of organisms like him.

(Patterson)

 

I think this next organism is the coolest one I observed.

(Patterson)

 

This organism is single celled. He sucks water and other objects into that wide top using two perpellers. Large items hit the perpellers and bounce off in peices. I saw about a dozen of these in my microaquarium. I will have a video up soon.

 

 

 

The next organism is very interesting. I only observed two of them, both pictured below, but one has just eaten something. It's pretty fascinating.



 



(Patterson)

The one below has eaten something

(Patterson)

 

(Patterson)

 

This next organism is pretty cool. It's flagella whips in a circular motion that propels the organism.I only found two of these

(Patterson)

Here is some of the stuff that was too small to identify. I think it's bactiera. I saw alot of it.

 

Excited to see next weeks :)

 

 

 

 

 

Bibliography

McFarland, Kenneth.Botany 111 Fall 2012 Blog .http://botany1112012.blogspot.com/ .October 21, 2012

Cook R. and McFarland K. General Botany 111 Laboratory Manual.2012.4th ed. 155-157 p.

Patterson D.J.2003. Free-Living Freshwater Protozoa. London: Manson Publishing Ltd.

Forest, Herman Silva.1954. Handbook of Algae with Special Reference to Tennessee and the Southeastern United States. Knoxville (TN): The University of Tennessee Press.

Presscott G.W.1964 The Freshwater Algea.2^nd ed. Dubuque(IA):WM.C Brown Company Publishers.

Smith, Douglas Grant.2001.Pennak’s Freshwater Invertebrates of the United States: Porifera to Crustcea.4^th ed. New York(NY): John Wiley&Sons,Inc.

Pennak, Robert W.1989.Pennak’s Freshwater Invertebrates of the United States:Protozoa to Mollusca.3rd ed. New York(NY): John Wiley&Sons,Inc.

My CORRECTED Post On How I Set-up my Microaquarium.... ( The original post did not contain internal citations)

How did I set up my microaquarium? With help lol.

First I added my water sample to the glass microaquarium provided. The glass microaquarium has a glass tank, a stand holder, and a lid(Cook and McFarland). The water sample was placed in the glass tank part. My water sample came from site #3. Site #3 is Carter Mill Park at spring source, Carter Mill Road, Knox Co. Tennessee. It is in partial shade exposure. The coordinates are N36 01.168 W83 42.832 940 ft. It was collected October 10, 2011(McFarland). Using a pipet, I extracted sediment from the bottom of the container containing the water sample, and put it inside my glass container first, filling it one third ways full. Second I extracted water from the sample from about mid-depth, and placed it in my microaquarium, filling it two third ways full. After that I extracted surface water from the sample and added it to the microaquarium, filling the microaquarium almost full. After that I added pieces of two different aquatic plants to my micro aquarium (Cook and McFarland). The first plant was Amblestegium sp. Moss. It was collected at the same site as the water sample(McFarland). The second plant was Utricularia gibba L. It is a flowering, carnivous plant. The Original material is 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(McFarland). Now my micro aquarium is set-up!

I placed the lid on the glass microaquarium tank, and observed its contents under the microscope. I was looking for moving organisms. After about thirty minutes of observation, with help, I finally found a strand of pond scum. A little while later a Paramecium was found.

Citing my entry

Botany 111 Fall 2012 Blog .http://botany1112012.blogspot.com/ .October 21, 2012




 

Cook R. and McFarland K. General Botany 111 Laboratory Manual.14^th ed. 155-157 p.

Setting up my microaquarium !

How did I set up my microaquarium? With help lol.

First I added my water sample to the glass microaquarium provided. The glass microaquarium has a glass tank, a stand holder, and a lid. The water sample was placed in the glass tank part. My water sample came from site #3. Site #3 is Carter Mill Park at spring source, Carter Mill Road, Knox Co. Tennessee. It is in partial shade exposure. The coordinates are N36 01.168 W83 42.832 940 ft. It was collected October 10, 2011. Using a pipet, I extracted sediment from the bottom of the container containing the water sample, and put it inside my glass container first, filling it one third ways full. Second I extracted water from the sample from about mid-depth, and placed it in my microaquarium, filling it two third ways full. After that I extracted surface water from the sample and added it to the microaquarium, filling the microaquarium almost full. After that I added pieces of two different aquatic plants to my micro aquarium. The first plant was Amblestegium sp. Moss. It was collected at the same site as the water sample. .  The second plant was Utricularia gibba L. It is a flowering, carnivous plant. The Original material is 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. Now my micro aquarium is set-up!

I placed the lid on the glass microaquarium tank, and observed its contents under the microscope. I was looking for moving organisms. After about thirty minutes of observation, with help, I finally found a strand of pond scum. A little while later a Paramecium was found.