040 LIFE IN A DROP OF WATER

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040 LIFE IN A DROP OF WATER
AIM
To know about the variations in life in different
waters
MATERIAL REQUIRED

• Pond water
• Glass tumbler
• Glass slide
• Microscope

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• Collect some pond water in a glass tumbler
• Allow the impurities in it to settle down

pond water
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Decant the clean water and take a drop of
residual water on a glass slide and observe with
a hand lens for plankton, fleas, insects and
algae. Place a cover-slip, and observe under a
microscope, if available, for bacteria, fungus,
mycelium.