Micro-Life Resource, The (3 Parts)

Synopsis: A series looking at the behaviour and ecological interactions of micro-organisms. Examines a ranges of microscopic organisms under the light microscope. Includes both prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Phase-contrast microscopy is most frequently used.
1: Bacteria (eubacteria and cyanobacteria, with some mention of the archaebacteria), flagellates, euglena, termite symbionts, volvox, amoebas, heliozoans.
2: Ciliates and their ecological niches, paramecium, vorticella, the giant ciliates, ‘didenium’, micro algae, water moulds.
3: Simple and compound microscopes and how they work. Students are shown how to use them to study living material and to obtain clear images. Shows how oil immersion, dark-field illumination, and polarised light can be used to study the structures in a range of organisms and cells. Briefly looks at video-microscopy and macro-videography.
Language: English
Country: United States
Medium: Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 28, 28, 14 min.
Year of production: 1993
Availability: Sale; 2004 sale: £24.99 (+VAT +p&p) each
Notes: Parts 1-2 reviewed by Mike Tribe in ‘Journal of Biololgical Education’ Vol 28, No 2 (1994).
Part 3 reviewed by Sheila Turner in ‘Journal of Biological Education’ Vol 29, No 2 (1994).
Uses: Ages 14 and up.
Subjects: Biology
Keywords: algae; amoebas; bacteria; ciliates; flagellates; micro-organisms; microscopy; moulds

Title: Bacteria, flagellates, and amoebae
Synopsis: 1: Bacteria (eubacteria and cyanobacteria, with some mention of the archaebacteria), flagellates, euglena, termite symbionts, volvox, amoebas, heliozoans.
Title: Ciliates, algae, and water moulds
Synopsis: 2: Ciliates and their ecological niches, paramecium, vorticella, the giant ciliates, 'didenium', micro algae, water moulds.
Title: Imaging a hidden world: microscopy and videomicroscopy
Synopsis: 3: Simple and compound microscopes and how they work. Students are shown how to use them to study living material and to obtain clear images. Shows how oil immersion, dark-field illumination, and polarised light can be used to study the structures in a ra

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