Click on the links to find the answers to each of the questions. Write the answers on the sheet provided by your teacher.

Insect Larvae:
1) Why can people so easily see the insides of insect larvae?

2) How do insect larvae breath? What do they use?

Algae:
1) What is photosynthesis?

2) How do volvox form?

Crustaceans:
1) What are the 3 types of crustaceans found in ponds?

2) What do water fleas use antennae for?

Ciliates:
1) What do ciliates use for movement?

2) What do humans use cilia for?

Amoebas:
1) What are amoebas?

2) How large can amoebas grow?

Bacteria:
1) What do most bacteria look like under the microscope?

2) What do bacteria lack that cause them to be their own classification of pond organisms?

Flagellated Protozoa:
1) What are flagella?

2) What flagellated protists becomes so numerous that it can turn a pond green?

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