Project:

Soil Microrganisms

Students:

Kaylee Harri, Natalie Dahlquist, Juliane Baco

School:

Massapequa High School-Ames Campus, Nassau

Mentors:

Nicole Gonzalez

Abstract:

The organisms that are being bar-coded are microorganisms from the Massapequa preserve. Microorganisms were chosen to be tested because soil samples had been collected to test for nitrates and phosphates, as well as the pH level. The soil was tested for nitrates and phosphates so that after it could be determined how nitrates and phosphates affected the amount and type of organisms living in an area. Microorganisms are a necessity for many other species in a surrounding area to survive. Therefore, the amount of microorganisms are a contributing factor to how many and what other organisms live and survive there. Based on the amount of microorganisms in a soil sample from a specific area, one would be able to infer how many other, larger species would be in the area. For example, if a soil sample had many different species and types of microorganisms, the area around where the soil was collected probably has many different species of plants and/or animals. But, if a soil sample only had

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