User:Kervin D Hilaire/Notebook/Biology 210 at AU
Jan. 21 2015
This is my first Lab journal submission .
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Janurary 25, 2015
LAB 1:Biological Life at AU
Lab 1, we examined the organisms of the same species that were prime examples of evolution. We dealt with Chlorophyta, a green algae group. We measured the number of cells of Chlamydomonas, Gonium, and Volvox; and examined other characteristics of the group of organisms.
Cells | Size | ||
Chlamydomonas | 125 | Isogamous | |
Gonium | 10 | Oogamous | |
Volvox | 180 | Oogamous |
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Transect 2:
Location: American University , near the entrance of the campus right by Hughes and McDowell Hall
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Biotic: Tree (3x) Bushes (6x) Mosh Nut Shells Grass
Abiotic: Rock Bench Directional Signs (2) Snow Ice
KH
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Janurary 27, 2015
Lab 2: Identify Algae and Protists
Lab 2 focused on using a dichotomous key to identify unknown organisms and also examine algae and protists from our transect. Before all that we brushed up information on Unicellular Eukarya .
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Peranema: 20um
Colpidium Sp: 50um
Volvox: 350um
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Brown Algae: 10um
Bursaira Truncatbella: 500um
Chlamydomonans: 5um
Peranema meets the needs of life because it can grow, reproduce, uses oxygen, and responds to its environment.
If the Hay Infusion Culture grew for another two months, the organism that are currently there would multiply and adapt to the new enivromnet , the smell would get stronger. Fungi and bacteria will start to appear. Temperature would affect the community of samples.
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Serial Dilution Procedure
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