Megan Tjandrasuwita

An image of a pond organism from using a fold scope.


 From: Turtle pond, Time: 4:50pm 4/18/19


 How: Sticking Falcon Tube into Pond


 I think the domain of the organism is bacteria, as it does not have membrane bound organelles or an organized nucleus and seems to be unicellular.


 #caltechbi1

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Bi 1 Pond Organism

Pollen Sample

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 The first picture shows an orange peel, in which the bumpiness and texture of its surface can be seen. The sample of the peel was collected by scraping a portion of a peel of a fallen orange in front of Dabney House, Caltech on 5/8 at 6:01 am.

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 The above picture shows a small leaf collected from a hedge in front of Dabney House, Caltech. The sample was collected by plucking leaves from the hedge on 5/8, 5:59 am.

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 The third picture is of a tip of an anther of an orange flower. The sample was collected by picking the anthers of a flower in front of Page House, Caltech on 5/8 at 6:04 am.

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 The petal of a white flower is shown in the above picture. The petals were plucked off a flower and were collected at the southeast corner of Gates-Thomas, just west of Hameetman Center. The sample was collected on 5/8, at 6:06 am.

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 The picture shows the top of a dandelion seed, with the spindle-like hairs in the foldscope image being the white tufts on the dandelion. A few seeds were picked off the dandelion shown in the picture, located on the grassy field in between Gates-Thomas and Guggenheim, on May 8 at 6:09 am.

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 The picture shows the inside of a skin of a wild, inedible berry. The sample was collected by picking a berry from the plant above and peeling off its skin. It was obtained in a bush in front of the main entrance of the Gates-Thomas building on May 8, 6:07 am.


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Samples of Various Vegetation on Campus

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 The first picture shows an anther of a purple flower, specifically one from the flower that hasn’t bloomed in the bottom picture. It shows the tip of the anther as well as specks of pollen. The sample was collected by plucking one of the unbloomed flowers behind Hameetman Center and opening it to find its anthers on May 27th, 2:55 pm.

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 The top picture shows a leaf from the tree in between Powell and Keck Lab shown above. It primarily shows a cell wall enclosing green colored organelles. The sample was collected by plucking a leaf on May 27th, 2:57 pm.

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 The first picture shows the brown inner lining of a white mushroom cap. The sample was collected in front of Fleming House, Caltech by picking one of the mushrooms growing under the tree shown above on May 27th, 2:51 pm.


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Megan Tjandrasuwita

Earth

Posts

Bi 1 Pond Organism

Pollen Sample

Samples of Various Vegetation on Campus

Foldscope Extra Credit (Post 2)

Locations

Statistics

Type of Sample

Foldscope Lens Magnification