Remember to print out your Protist Lab tomorrow as well as bring in a jar of pond water for 2 points extra credit.
EXTRA LEARNING:
One of my students asked if plankton were protists. The answer is both yes and no. Plankton are organisms that live in open water (such as marine and freshwater ecosystems) that is not near the bottom and not near the shore. Some plankton are protists; others are not--i.e., some plants and animals can be considered plankton. In short, plankton is defined by their ecological niche rather than their taxonomic classification.
One of my students asked if plankton were protists. The answer is both yes and no. Plankton are organisms that live in open water (such as marine and freshwater ecosystems) that is not near the bottom and not near the shore. Some plankton are protists; others are not--i.e., some plants and animals can be considered plankton. In short, plankton is defined by their ecological niche rather than their taxonomic classification.
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