A microscopic study of the beautiful and grotesque animals and plants that can be found in a jar of ordinary pond water. Illustrates and explains the differences between microscopic plants and animals.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
322190
Language
English
Subject categories
Animals & Wildlife → Nature study
Animals & Wildlife → Unicellular organisms
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Life (Biology)
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Plants
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Ponds
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Unicellular organisms
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Biology - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Micro-organisms
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Reproduction
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Biology - Study and teaching
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Life (Biology)
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Reproduction
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)