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Organism observations week 1

Submitted by rdigregorio on Fri, 01/25/2019 - 15:39

Within the plastic container is a small organism that seems to move by muscle contractions. The muscle contractions move along the body laterally allowing it to inch around the container. The organism stays on the perimeter of the container and when put in the middle it inches back out to the edge. It is a tan color and seems to have a translucent outer layer if tissue. There are rings on the organism that go around the entire circumference of the body. They seem to be evenly spread out, and they form ridges because they protrude from the skin. Also there is something inside the body that goes from the tip of the head all the way to the tail. It looks as though it may be a neural cord of some kind or it could be a digestive tract. On the front of the body there is a black section at the very tip which may be the sensory system of the organism. There are two brown spots on the back of organism. From these observations lead me to believe it is a larvae of some kind.

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Overall, really nice paragraph! My suggestion would be to use more commas so sentences flow better. For example: "The organism stays on the perimeter of the container and, when put in the middle, it inches back out to the edge." Change "if" to "of" in the fourth sentence. Also I would remove "from" from the last sentence to make it a complete thought.

It was a good paragraph overall. Science typically uses past tense when doing observations. The use of "they" can be quite confusing at times when it is used in a lot. Try restating the subject when there are more than one subject introduced.