BIO LAB IDENTIFICATION (bacterial and protist diversity)

Staphalococcus aureus

(cocci or "small round balls")

https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Staphylococcus-aureus-seen-under-microscope-after-Grams-staining_fig1_262014676

Eschereschia coli

(bacilli or "rods")

https://foodconsulting.co.za/an-introduction-to-escherichia-coli/

Spirilli or "corkscrew" bacteria

Gram Positive

Is staphalococcus aureus gram positive or negative?

Cyanobacteria (blue/green algae)

Anabaena

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/early-cyanobacteria-fossils-dug-1965

Amoeba

Phylum: Rhizopoda

Uses pseudopodia

https://www.britannica.com/science/amoeba-order

Forams

Phylum: Foraminifera

Uses pseudopodia

http://www.sjvgeology.org/geology/microfossils.html

Radiozoans

Phylum: Actinopoda

Uses pseudopodia

Heterotrphic protist

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/211193-Radiozoa

Trypanosoma

Phylum: Zoomastigophora

Uses flagella

Heterotrophic protist

https://www.carolina.com/protists-microscope-slides/trypanosoma-rhodesiense-smear-microscope-slide/295822.pr

Paramecium

Phylum: Ciliophora

Uses cilia

Heterotrophic protist

https://www.carolina.com/protists-microscope-slides/paramecium-slide-wm/296914.pr

Paramecium structure

(need to be able to label individual structures)

Peridinium

Phylum: Dinoflagellata

Uses flagella

Autotrophic protist

Diatoms

Phylum: Bacillariophyta

Uses cilia

Autotrophic protist

http://diatoms.myspecies.info/

Body Forms of diatoms

Made of silica

What are the shells of radiozoans made of?

Made of calcium carbonate

What are the shells of forams made of?

Anabaena

Phylum name of Cyanobacteria

Rhizopoda

Phylum name of Amoeba

Foraminifera

Phylum name of Foraminiferans/Forams

Actinopoda

Phylum name of Radiolarian/Radiozoan

Zoomastigophora

Phylum name of Trypanosoma/Trypanosomes

Ciliophora

Phylum name of Paramecium

Dinoflagellata

Phylum name of Peridinium

Bacillariophyta

Phylum name of diatoms