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Pond water organisms
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Are you curious about the pond
water organisms you have in your pond? You should be. While the
following “key” is not an exact science, it will help you
distinguish two different types of pond water organisms that may exist
in your own garden pond.
· Algae – algae cells are yellow brown, bluish green,
or greenish in color.
· Microscopic invertebrates – these have no greenish pigment.
They do likely have some sort of appendages, like flagella or cilia.
To get a good look at the pond water organisms in your pond (and you
will certainly have some sort), pull out your microscope. A “well”
glass slide is likely the easiest type of slide to put your sample of
pond water on. It is a good idea to keep everything you work with sterile
and to handle all unknown waters with surgical gloves – you do
not want unwanted bacteria, viruses, or anything else to enter through
small cuts on your hand!
Once you get out your microscope, you are going to be able to better-identify
your pond water organisms – you will be able to see that the spiral
shaped chloroplast of spirogyra and the jewel-like silica shells that
encase diatoms. There is a whole beautiful world of pond water organisms
just waiting to be viewed beneath a microscope.
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