pond water lab
Before completing the Pond Water lab, you will be introduced to the organisms you may see through a “virtual pond dip”. Click on the following link, and follow the directions found on the site.
http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/index.html?http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/ponddip/index.html
Complete the following chart about each of the organisms to which you are introduced in your “Virtual Pond Dip” [Comm /8]
Organism Name Single or Multi-celled Phylum Size Where to find them What they feed on Diagram
Amoeba
Paramecium
Stentor
Vorticella
Volvox
Euglena
Suppose you were very thirsty and came across a pond. The water appears to be clear and you notice no odour. Would this water be safe to drink? Why or why not? [App /3]
If you were an organism that requires sunlight to grow, where might you live in a pond? Why? [App /3]
If you were an organism that needs to consume other organisms to obtain energy, where would you be in a pond? Why? [App /3]
Describe three factors that might increase the diversity of protists living in a pond. [KU /3]
Describe three factors that might decrease the diversity of protists living in a pond. [KU /3]
Do you think clear or murky water will contain more biodiversity? Why? [TI /3]
A classmate believes that because they are not able to see the micro-organisms that they are not living. Provide three pieces of evidence that prove that the micro-organisms are living things? [TI /3]
