Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Making the Microaquarium

My microaquarium contains water and dirt from the Tommy Schumpert Pond, Seven Islands Wildlife Refugee in Knox County. It is in partial shade. Inside my microaquarium is Utricularia gibba. This is a carniverous flowering plant. It came from water tanks just outside of the greenhouse at the Hesler Biology Building on the University of Tennessee campus (McFarland, 2013). The water came from Spain Lake just east of Sparta in White County. Also in my microaquarium is Amblestegium varium. This is a moss collected from a natural spring at Carter's Mill Park in Knox County TN (McFarland, 2013). It is also in partial shade. While observing my microaquarium I saw several little organisms. One was some sort of small worm. I also saw many little organisms that looked like bugs. Some would move and some would hide.




Bibliography.

McFarland, Kenneth [Internet] Botany 111 Fall 2013. [cited ADD DATE]. Available from http://botany1112013.blogspot.com/