Marine Microbes Mini-Poster

Marine Microbes Mini-Poster

We have been learning about different marine microbes, and their purposes to other oceanic organisms, and life on land. For this assignment, we were supposed to choose one of the those microbes, write its phylum, its scientific name, its common name, three facts about them, and draw and label an image of it.

Content

My Marine Microbe: Diatom

Phylum: Orchrophyta

Scientific Name: Bacillariophyceae

Common Name: Diatom

Three Facts:

  • The diatom's shell is glass-like made of silica!

  • When the glassy shell of the diatom settles on the ocean floor, it makes diatomaceous ooze!

  • Diatoms are in toothpaste!

Structure of Diatom:

  • Frustule {Upper (Epitheca) and Lower (Hypotheca)}

  • Nucleus

  • Mitochondria

  • Chloroplast

  • Oil Droplets

Reflection

I think I did a good job getting all of the information on the mini-poster. I made sure that everything that needed to be included was included. I also thing I did a good job drawing a diagram that was easily legible, and that shows the important components of the diatoms structure.

One thing I can work on is the organization of the poster, and the effort put in. Although the poster includes everything it needs, and is legible, it is boring and lacks a fun design. Another thing I need to work on is double checking my spelling. When I was making this website update, I realize that I made a few smelling mistakes, or straight up just used the wrong word. That will be very important in the future, because turning in incorrect writing won't fly all the time.