Day 1:Caenorhabditis Elegans
OBSERVATIONS:
Size: 1mm
Grouping: They are all bundled up almost like they are on top of each other
Color: Gold/Clear
Structure: It looks like there are a lot of dots inside the worms and specs
Location: Some are bundled together and then there are some that are just by themselves.
QUESTIONS:
- Why do the worms all hudle up together?
- Does the different size of the worm effect the lifespan?
-Why do they appear to have a gold shiny coloring?
-Why does it look like they have dots on them?
RESEARCH:
1.They are used as a research tools and observations to scientist and others
2.They have about 1000 somatic cells(adults)
3.On average they worms have a 2-3 week lifespan
4. Picture to the left is the lifespan cycle of a C. Elegan
5. Chemistry classes like ours use them as observations tools to learn
The Pictures Below is what the C elegans look like from a high and low powered microscope.
LOW: HIGH:
You can see the difference between these 2 images, this one is not as detailed This one is clearly more detailed then the low powered
as the one to the right
Size: 1mm
Grouping: They are all bundled up almost like they are on top of each other
Color: Gold/Clear
Structure: It looks like there are a lot of dots inside the worms and specs
Location: Some are bundled together and then there are some that are just by themselves.
QUESTIONS:
- Why do the worms all hudle up together?
- Does the different size of the worm effect the lifespan?
-Why do they appear to have a gold shiny coloring?
-Why does it look like they have dots on them?
RESEARCH:
1.They are used as a research tools and observations to scientist and others
2.They have about 1000 somatic cells(adults)
3.On average they worms have a 2-3 week lifespan
4. Picture to the left is the lifespan cycle of a C. Elegan
5. Chemistry classes like ours use them as observations tools to learn
The Pictures Below is what the C elegans look like from a high and low powered microscope.
LOW: HIGH:
You can see the difference between these 2 images, this one is not as detailed This one is clearly more detailed then the low powered
as the one to the right
Day 2: Soil samples
We got our 2 data samples. The first data sample was of wet mud from the swamp in front of school. We found our 2nd sample in the 6th tree from the school along the driveway. We picked up some dry dirt with a small plant. The next day we took our samples and took a sample from that sample and added a few drops of water to it so that by the next day if there were any living bugs/insects in it then they would come out. The next day when we looked back at the samples, we found that there was a worm in the sample and it came out because of the water. |