{"id":66,"date":"2015-04-14T11:20:41","date_gmt":"2015-04-14T18:20:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/scienceed\/?page_id=66"},"modified":"2015-04-17T10:51:12","modified_gmt":"2015-04-17T17:51:12","slug":"microscopic-critters-id","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/scienceed\/pond\/microscopic-critters-id\/","title":{"rendered":"Microscopic Critters ID"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pond water has lots of interesting critters in it.\u00a0 Here are a few that you will find in your sample.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_127\" style=\"width: 193px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/scienceed\/files\/2015\/04\/Wolosyznskia.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-127\" class=\"size-full wp-image-127\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/scienceed\/files\/2015\/04\/Wolosyznskia.jpg\" alt=\"Wolosyznskia is a dinoflagellate.  This one has armour which helps it to keep its shape.\" width=\"183\" height=\"268\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-127\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Wolosyznskia<\/em> is a dinoflagellate. This one has armour which helps it to keep its shape.\u00a0 It has two flagella (tails) that help it move.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_128\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/scienceed\/files\/2015\/04\/haemi.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-128\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-128\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/scienceed\/files\/2015\/04\/haemi-300x234.jpg\" alt=\"Haematoccoccus is actually a green alga that is red....it can swim.\" width=\"300\" height=\"234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/scienceed\/files\/2015\/04\/haemi-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/scienceed\/files\/2015\/04\/haemi.jpg 434w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-128\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Haematoccoccus is actually a green alga that is red&#8230;.it can swim.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_129\" style=\"width: 243px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/scienceed\/files\/2015\/04\/Euglena.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-129\" class=\"size-full wp-image-129\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/scienceed\/files\/2015\/04\/Euglena.jpg\" alt=\"Euglena are eat other organisms and can also photosythesize (make food from light).  They also have a tail that helps them move.\" width=\"233\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/scienceed\/files\/2015\/04\/Euglena.jpg 233w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/scienceed\/files\/2015\/04\/Euglena-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-129\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Euglena<\/em> eat other organisms and can also photosythesize (make food from light). They also have a tail that helps them move.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_130\" style=\"width: 274px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/scienceed\/files\/2015\/04\/Volvox.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-130\" class=\"size-full wp-image-130\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/scienceed\/files\/2015\/04\/Volvox.jpg\" alt=\"Volvox is a big ball made up of many tiny cells.  Each cell has two flagella (tails).  The little circles inside is a daughter colony.\" width=\"264\" height=\"229\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-130\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Volvox<\/em> is a big ball made up of many tiny cells. Each cell has two flagella (tails). The little circles inside is a daughter colony.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_132\" style=\"width: 220px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/scienceed\/files\/2015\/04\/micrasterias.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-132\" class=\"size-full wp-image-132\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/scienceed\/files\/2015\/04\/micrasterias.jpg\" alt=\"Micrasterial is a green alga known as a desmid.  They have two identical halves.\" width=\"210\" height=\"209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/scienceed\/files\/2015\/04\/micrasterias.jpg 210w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/scienceed\/files\/2015\/04\/micrasterias-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-132\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Micrasterias<\/em> is a green alga known as a desmid. They have two identical halves.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_131\" style=\"width: 197px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/scienceed\/files\/2015\/04\/nostoc.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-131\" class=\"size-full wp-image-131\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/scienceed\/files\/2015\/04\/nostoc.jpg\" alt=\"Nostoc is made up of filaments in a slime ball.  It is a type of bacteria that can photosynthesize (take energy from the sun to make food).\" width=\"187\" height=\"198\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-131\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Nostoc<\/em> is made up of filaments in a slime ball. It is a type of bacteria that can photosynthesize (take energy from the sun to make food).<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_182\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/scienceed\/files\/2015\/04\/th.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-182\" class=\"size-full wp-image-182\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/scienceed\/files\/2015\/04\/th.jpg\" alt=\"Spirygyra is a filamentous algae (long strings) that has spiral chloroplasts (the part of the cell that takes energy from the sun to make sugar = photosynthesis).\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-182\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Spirygyra<\/em> is a filamentous algae (long strings) that has spiral chloroplasts (the part of the cell that takes energy from the sun to make sugar = photosynthesis).<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pond water has lots of interesting critters in it.\u00a0 Here are a few that you will find in your sample. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/scienceed\/pond\/microscopic-critters-id\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2141,"featured_media":0,"parent":15,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-66","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/scienceed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/66","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/scienceed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/scienceed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/scienceed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2141"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/scienceed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/scienceed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/66\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":184,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/scienceed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/66\/revisions\/184"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/scienceed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/scienceed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}