Week 2

In week two there are more stationary objects and many more moving objects than in week one. Objects are moving very rapidly and sporadically like a pinball bounces off the wall, some are just going around in circles in place. They’re where many more organisms that are stationary out in the middle. The non-moving organisms have increased greatly and have grown a lot bigger. There are no dead organisms in the bottom of the container now. I have found the following organism in my container; protozoa, bacteria, and arthropods. Specific organisms are Crustacea, Litonotus. There are an increased number of organisms in the container but nothing has been added, so my question is where do they come from. How do the stationary organisms keep growing without adding anything to the water?

By Kyley Dickson 

Week 1

I started my term project on October 14, 2008. The water that is used in my container was from water source number one. I put both plants from container a and b also I placed dirt from container one in the bottom of my container. Their where not to many organisms going around in the water, there are a about four or five different organisms in the container. Most of the organisms are concentrated on the sides or in the middle of the container. Most of the organisms are by themselves and are not concentrated together and they do not seem to be eating on anything. I think that I picked one of the water sources with a smaller amount of organisms, then most of the other people in my lab section. By Kyley Dickson