Lab: Observing Plankton Part 1

Instructions: You and your group will be observing pre-prepared slides for plankton. For each sample, you
must:

● Observe with the Scanning Objective (the red one!) and draw a picture of it.
● Observe with the Low Power Objective (the yellow one!) and draw a picture of it.
● Use the “Plankton Dichotomous Key” to identify each species of Plankton using your sketches.
● Make a prediction about your sample: is it a Phytoplankton or Zooplankton?

Sample Number ______

Based on the Dichotomous Key, this sample is __________________.
I predict that this sample is a ___Plankton

Sample, 40x Sample, 100x

Sample Number ______

Based on the Dichotomous Key, this sample is __________________.
I predict that this sample is a ___Plankton

Sample, 40x Sample, 100x

Sample Number ______
Based on the Dichotomous Key, this sample is __________________.
I predict that this sample is a ___Plankton

Sample, 40x Sample, 100x

Sample Number ______

Based on the Dichotomous Key, this sample is __________________.
I predict that this sample is a ___Plankton

Sample, 40x Sample, 100x

Sample Number ______
Based on the Dichotomous Key, this sample is __________________.
I predict that this sample is a ___Plankton

Sample, 40x Sample, 100x

Sample Number ______

Based on the Dichotomous Key, this sample is __________________.
I predict that this sample is a ___Plankton

Sample, 40x Sample, 100x

Sample Number ______
Based on the Dichotomous Key, this sample is __________________.
I predict that this sample is a ___Plankton

Sample, 40x Sample, 100x

Sample Number ______

Based on the Dichotomous Key, this sample is __________________.
I predict that this sample is a ___Plankton

Sample, 40x Sample, 100x