Bacteria 10000000000000 Protozoa 10000000000 Fungi 100000000000 Nematodes 5000000 Mites 100000 Springtails 50000 Rotifers 10000 Insects and Spiders 5000 Potworms ID: 697593
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Yikes, It’s Alive!
An interesting feature of soil is its living biology—yes, it is alive.Slide2
Bacteria (10,000,000,000,000)
Protozoa (10,000,000,000)
Fungi (100,000,000,000)
Nematodes (5,000,000)
Mites (100,000)
Springtails (50,000)
Rotifers (10,000)
Insects and Spiders (5,000)
Potworms
and Earthworms (3,000)
Snails and Slugs (100)
Vertebrates (1)
Biology PyramidSlide3
Under the
Microscope
BacteriaSlide4
Under the
Microscope
Fungi
NematodesSlide5
Under the
Microscope
Protozoa
RotifersSlide6
Mites
Spintails
Under the
MicroscopeSlide7
Bigger
Organisms
SlugsSlide8
Spiders
Bigger
OrganismsSlide9
Earthworms
Bigger
OrganismsSlide10
Dung Beetles
Bigger
OrganismsSlide11
Bigger
OrganismsSlide12
It’s
Complicated
…Slide13Slide14
Vocabulary
Decompose (Decomposition)
Fungus (plural Fungi)
Microbes
Microbiologist
OrganismsSlide15
Vocabulary
Bacteria -Single-celled
organisms that are microscopic ranging in shape from spheres, rods, to spirals.
Earthworms
-Long
, thin segmented animals that burl through the soil aerating and enriching it.Mites -Eight-legged animals too small to see with the unaided eye that feed on smaller organisms and soil organic matter.
Nematodes -Tiny, non-segmented worm-like organisms that mostly live on other organisms or soil organic matter.Protozoa
-Single-celled organisms larger than bacteria that move in water films and feed on bacteria and soil organic matter.Rotifers-Microscopic animals found in many freshwater environments and in moist soil that move by swimming or crawling.
Springtails -Six-legged animals that often have a tail-like structure folded beneath the body that can be used for jumping when the animal is threatened.