Looks incomplete but obviously has far more individual cells than my previous Pediastrum
HERE
Oly 40x SPlan Apo, NFK 2.5x eyepiece, 6 frames @ 0.001 mm, ZS PMax
NUM10032
Pediastrum alga - 2nd species
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Pediastrum alga - 2nd species
Another Pediastrum from a local pond.
Looks incomplete but obviously has far more individual cells than my previous Pediastrum
HERE
Oly 40x SPlan Apo, NFK 2.5x eyepiece, 6 frames @ 0.001 mm, ZS PMax
NUM10032
Looks incomplete but obviously has far more individual cells than my previous Pediastrum
HERE
Oly 40x SPlan Apo, NFK 2.5x eyepiece, 6 frames @ 0.001 mm, ZS PMax
NUM10032
NU.
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” I suppose you are an entomologist ? “
” Not quite so ambitious as that, sir. I should like to put my eyes on the individual entitled to that name.
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sir; the subject is too vast for any single human intelligence to grasp.”
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student of entomology
Quote – Holmes on ‘Entomology’
” I suppose you are an entomologist ? “
” Not quite so ambitious as that, sir. I should like to put my eyes on the individual entitled to that name.
No man can be truly called an entomologist,
sir; the subject is too vast for any single human intelligence to grasp.”
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr
The Poet at the Breakfast Table.
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Thanks Abel and Mitch.
The specimen was actually longer than shown but that was all I could get into the frame.
The actual length was 0.192 mm but I believe there were still some cells missing.
I believe each species has a fixed maximum number of cells; but this is only the 2nd specimen of Pediastrum I have seen.
Did you notice how those outside cells join together? A cog pattern as seen on the lower right edge.
The specimen was actually longer than shown but that was all I could get into the frame.
The actual length was 0.192 mm but I believe there were still some cells missing.
I believe each species has a fixed maximum number of cells; but this is only the 2nd specimen of Pediastrum I have seen.
Did you notice how those outside cells join together? A cog pattern as seen on the lower right edge.
NU.
student of entomology
Quote – Holmes on ‘Entomology’
” I suppose you are an entomologist ? “
” Not quite so ambitious as that, sir. I should like to put my eyes on the individual entitled to that name.
No man can be truly called an entomologist,
sir; the subject is too vast for any single human intelligence to grasp.”
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr
The Poet at the Breakfast Table.
Nikon camera, lenses and objectives
Olympus microscope and objectives
student of entomology
Quote – Holmes on ‘Entomology’
” I suppose you are an entomologist ? “
” Not quite so ambitious as that, sir. I should like to put my eyes on the individual entitled to that name.
No man can be truly called an entomologist,
sir; the subject is too vast for any single human intelligence to grasp.”
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr
The Poet at the Breakfast Table.
Nikon camera, lenses and objectives
Olympus microscope and objectives
Hi Regi
I was trying to emphasize the maximum number of cells.
Presumably each colony starts with one cell, it divides (mitosis) to give 2 and then by exponential growth (correct term?) 2 becomes 4, 4-8, 8-16. 16-32, 32-64, 64-128.
No more cell division after 128 cells?
I was trying to emphasize the maximum number of cells.
Presumably each colony starts with one cell, it divides (mitosis) to give 2 and then by exponential growth (correct term?) 2 becomes 4, 4-8, 8-16. 16-32, 32-64, 64-128.
No more cell division after 128 cells?
NU.
student of entomology
Quote – Holmes on ‘Entomology’
” I suppose you are an entomologist ? “
” Not quite so ambitious as that, sir. I should like to put my eyes on the individual entitled to that name.
No man can be truly called an entomologist,
sir; the subject is too vast for any single human intelligence to grasp.”
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr
The Poet at the Breakfast Table.
Nikon camera, lenses and objectives
Olympus microscope and objectives
student of entomology
Quote – Holmes on ‘Entomology’
” I suppose you are an entomologist ? “
” Not quite so ambitious as that, sir. I should like to put my eyes on the individual entitled to that name.
No man can be truly called an entomologist,
sir; the subject is too vast for any single human intelligence to grasp.”
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr
The Poet at the Breakfast Table.
Nikon camera, lenses and objectives
Olympus microscope and objectives
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Exactly correct.NikonUser wrote:exponential growth (correct term?)
In math and science, the word "exponential" describes a growth or decay function whose value multiplies by some constant factor in some fixed amount of time. Equivalently, the amount you add or subtract is proportional to how much you currently have.
In casual speech, "grew exponentially" is often used to mean something like "grew quickly to be a lot larger", regardless of whether the growth pattern was even close to exponential in the math/science sense.
--Rik