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Microscopic Organism Lab


Ligustrum
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This cell is unique because of its immense amount of intercellular space. This slide of ligustrum has its vein in the middle, while other examples tend to have its vein against the lower epidermis cell. It's eukaryotic and an autotroph.

Amoeba
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This cell is unique because it doesn't have a clear boundary line at 400x while the other cells we looked at do. Different amoebas come in different colors, however, it could be the dyes. If so, the next question is why does one dye turn different amoebas different colors. Amoeba is eukaryotic and a heterotroph. 

Spirogyra



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This cell is unique because its shape is long and skinny. In addition, most of its central vacuole takes up its space. It's chloroplasts are very visable on this side, as they are the black dots. It's eukaryotic and an autotroph. 
Muscle tissue

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The muscle tissue is unique as it's polynucleui, meaning it has more than one nucleus. This muscle tissue slide is a cross section view; the muscle tissue was cut and then the inside view was taken. This is heterotrophic and eukaryotic.
 Cyanobacteria

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Cyanobacteria is unique because without it, there might be no life on Earth. There are no chloroplasts because bacteria doesn't conduct photosynthesis. One observation is that the darker blue is a colony of cyanobacteria. It's prokaryotic and heterotrophic. 

Euglena

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This cell is unique because it's both autotroph and heterotroph. This cell looks more undefined and you can't see a flagella than others. This is eukaryotic. 

Bacteria
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The bacteria are smaller than the other cells we looked at. This cell comes in very different cells shapes and in different shades. It's prokaryotic and heterotrophic

Muscle Cell: Striations, nucleus
Ligustrum: Epidermis cells, vein, chloroplasts
Spirogyra: Cytoplasm, chloroplasts, cell wall
Bacteria: coccus, bacillus and spirilium
Cyanobacteria: One single cell
Euglena: Nucleus
Amoeba: Cell membrane, cytoplasms, nucleus, pseudopods

Autotrophs make their own food and are produces. They do photosynthesis. Heterotrophs are consumers, and eat plants or animals for energy. Eukaryotes have nuclei, while prokaryotes don't. Humans and animals are eukaryotes while prokaryotes are plants and bacteria.








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