First Observation of Microaquarium

Water was obtained from bowl 2, along with some leaf residue by using a pipet. This water and leaf residue were exposed to partial shade and came from the French Broad River Water Shed at Seven Islands Wildlife Refuge in Knox County, Tennessee. The coordinates for this location were N35 56.742 W83 41.628 841 feet. Drops of water were put into the aquarium by using this pipet. There are many moving organisms in the aquarium, which seem to be swimming in the water. The organisms are single celled and are mainly non-green organisms, although there are two chlorophyll green plants in the aquarium, which were termed in the lab as plants A and B. Plant A is a moss with a scientific name of Amblystegium varium Lindb. The plant was found in a natural spring exposed to partial shade at Carter's Mill Park on Carter Mill Road in Knox County, Tennessee. The coordinates for this location were N36 01.168 W83 42.832. Plant B is a flowering plant and its scientific name is Utricularia vulgaris. This plant is carnivous. It was orginally retrieved from the south shore of Spain Lake on Camp Bella Air Road, just east of Sparta, Tennesee in White County. The coordinates for this location were N35o55 12.35" W088o20' 47.00. This plant was later grown in water tanks outside of the greenhouse at the Hesler Biology Building on the University of Tennessee campus. The plants were put into the aquarium by using forceps and a probe. The habitat preference of the organisms seems to be in the middle of the aquarium, and there are many of the same kind of organism. The leaf residue is mainly at the bottom of the aquarium. The date of this observation was October 13th.