A Microorganism is an invertebrate that can normally only be seen with a microscope.
Microorganisms exist practically everywhere on Earth and are easy to find in pond water and ocean water.
PROTISTS
⚜ What are Protists? ⚜
Protists or Protozoa, exist as single cells with nuclei.
Protists may have no shape, like Amoeba and some have shape and shells.
DIATOM
⚜ What are Diatoms? ⚜
Diatoms are single celled algae and have cell walls made of silica.
Most Diatoms are less than 250 micrometres is size and come in a variety of shapes.
Diatoms make up a major portion of Phytoplankton.
Some types of Diatoms are Pond Diatoms, Saddle Diatoms, Barrel Diatoms, Spider's-Web Diatoms and Sun-Ray Diatoms.
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PARAMECIUM
⚜ What is a Paramecium? ⚜
Paramecium are eukaryotic protist organisms found in freshwater and other environments.
Paramecium are oblong in shape with cilia to move about with and have well developed cells.
POND CILIATE
⚜ What is a Pond Ciliate? ⚜
A Pond Ciliate is an egg-shaped protist found in freshwater and ponds.
Pond Ciliates have food organelles called vacuoles.
FLATWORM
⚜ What are Flatworms? ⚜
Flatworms are flattened multi-cellular microorganisms of small and large sizes. They usually have two eyespots.
Flatworms are found in standing water as well as ponds and streams and other locations.
DESMIDS
⚜ What are Desmids? ⚜
Desmids are green algae that consist of two demi-cells and come in various shapes and sizes.
Some Desmids are shaped like crescents and some are shaped like stars.
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ALGAE
⚜ What are Algae? ⚜
Algae are plant-like single celled microorganisms of various shapes and sizes.
Some Algae contain chloroplasts and some have flagella to move around with.
There are green algae and red algae and some green algae called Spirogyra form long filamentous chains with chloroplasts.
TRIVIA
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Seaweed is the common edible plant-like red algae found along the seashore.
PROKARYOTES
⚜ What are Prokaryotes? ⚜
Prokaryotes exist as single cells with no nuclei.
Prokaryotes include Bacteria and Archaea.
