Marine microorganisms and algae
this project wasn't a project it was a packet of research we need to do. We received a packet full of different microorganisms and algae that we needed to describe/define and draw pictures of. We did a lot of talking about and homework based around microorganisms and algae to help with our research. In class we researched Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, bacteria and archaea. but for this we mainly focused on protozoans and algae.
Content.
Diatoms - A single cell algae which has a cell wall or frustule made of silica
Cyanobacteria - microscopic organisms found naturally in all types of water they are photosynthetic, prokaryotic
radiolarian- single celled aquatic animal with a spherical body and skeleton made of silica
bacteria - single celled, many shapes, strong walls
foraminiferan- a single celled planktonic animal with a perforated chalky shell through which slender protrusion of protoplasm extend
dinoflagellates- of two unequal flagella, warm water primary producer, bioluminescent, cellulose
phaeophyta - brown algae, kelp, can grow to 100m tall, dominate primary producer
rhodophyta- red algae, largest group in numbers, simple, some are parasitic
chlorophyta- green algae, most terrestrial, 10% of marine life, simple thallus, common in tide pools.
Cyanobacteria - microscopic organisms found naturally in all types of water they are photosynthetic, prokaryotic
radiolarian- single celled aquatic animal with a spherical body and skeleton made of silica
bacteria - single celled, many shapes, strong walls
foraminiferan- a single celled planktonic animal with a perforated chalky shell through which slender protrusion of protoplasm extend
dinoflagellates- of two unequal flagella, warm water primary producer, bioluminescent, cellulose
phaeophyta - brown algae, kelp, can grow to 100m tall, dominate primary producer
rhodophyta- red algae, largest group in numbers, simple, some are parasitic
chlorophyta- green algae, most terrestrial, 10% of marine life, simple thallus, common in tide pools.
Reflection.
even though this wasnt a classic project there were some things i did well on and some that were negative. one thing that i did well on was absorbing the information, i think i had a really good understanding of all the topics.One thing that i could improve on is staying up to date on assignments there were a lot of assignments so i fell behind. But overall i liked learning about all the different microorganisms and algae but i think i would have prefered an actual project compared to a packet and research.